In 2006, the town of Gospić, guided by the desire to preserve the figure and work of Nikola Tesla, opened the Memorial Centre of Nikola Tesla in Smiljan on July 10, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla.
A multimedia exhibition was set up in a house that Tesla was born in, which was the first such project or approach to this scientist’s life in the Republic of Croatia. The ground floor is dedicated to the historical review of Tesla’s life, where it presents to the visitors a day of his life in relation to concurrent world events in a chronologically and visually insightful way. The exhibition uses photographs, written documents and quotes from Tesla’s autobiography titled “My Inventions”, all accompanied by sound and video projections bringing us back to Tesla’s childhood. The attic space of Tesla’s home is dedicated to his inventions, also accompanied by video projections and sounds that give visitors the feeling that they are standing in Tesla’s laboratory.
The Memorial Centre of Nikola Tesla is located 80 km from the Plitvice Holiday Resort.