Magical World of Shells Museum

The museum with its permanent exhibition the Magical World of Shells opened on September 13th 2011 under the auspices of the Piran MEDITERANUM institute thanks to the biologist Jan Simič, a collector and owner of a big collection of shellfish and snails, a selection of which is shown in the museum. Jan Simič arranged and enriched the exhibition as well as accompanied it with educational texts. He is also the exhibit’s head specialist.