Rector's Palace

Knežev dvor (Kulturno-povijesni muzej)

The Gothic palace where a one-month ruler lived

⚠ Closed Mondays Nov–Mar

Hours

Apr–Oct daily 9:00–18:00; Nov–Mar 9:00–16:00, closed Mondays. Closed Christmas, New Year and St Blaise's Day (3 Feb)

Tickets

Single ticket €15 adults, €8 students. 10-museum combined ticket €20 (valid 7 days). Included in the Dubrovnik Pass

Address

One block south of Luža Square at the east end of Stradun, opposite the cathedral

The Rector of the Ragusan Republic held office for exactly one month and couldn't leave the palace except on state business, a rule designed to stop anyone getting comfortable with power. Past the carved capitals of the front loggia is a stone courtyard ringed by a two-storey arcade, which turns into a chamber-music venue during the Summer Festival. Upstairs are the rector's office and bedroom, old pharmacy jars, and rooms of Republic-era paintings and furniture. The bust in the courtyard is the merchant Miho Pracat, the only commoner the Republic ever honoured with a monument.