The Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments is one of the oldest Croatian museums with an archaeological heritage of around 20,000 artifacts. It is the only museum in Croatia founded with the task of researching and presenting the remnants of the Croatian heritage from the medieval period, especially the early medieval Croatian state from the 9th to the 12th century. In addition to its regular activities, the Museum conducts numerous archaeological investigations of ancient Croatian sites and has an extensive exhibition and publishing activity.

In 1968, a decision was made to build the Museum building at its current location in Meje. It was constructed based on the design of architect Mladen Kauzlarić and was officially opened on December 5, 1976.