The Ethno House Vrbnik
The Ethno House Vrbnik was opened in 2017 through the private initiative of the Larin family, who purchased and renovated a house built in the 15th or early 16th century by the Feretić family.
The new owners preserved the original appearance of the house and displayed found and collected antique items that illustrate what life was like for a Vrbnik family in the past.
Take a peek and imagine the daily life of people from bygone times, without electricity and modern household appliances!
Dmitri Larin is a Russian originally from Ukraine. A construction engineer by profession, he became intensely involved in photography after the collapse of the USSR and has held the status of a free artist since the 1990s. He worked in St. Petersburg and has spent the last 18 years in Moscow. His list of collaborating magazines includes Vogue and Architectural Digest.
The owner of the museum, Dmitri Larin, intended to buy a house in Italy. However, after seeing the beauty of Croatia online, particularly Krk, he came to Vrbnik.
In the basement of the museum, there is a wine shop belonging to the Katunar family, where you can find everything related to vineyard management from Vrbnik's rich winemaking tradition.
On the ground floor, there is a kitchen with an indigenous fireplace from the 15th century, as well as a restroom from the same period. The upper floor features bedrooms and another small kitchen with a fireplace, as two families lived in the house.