The Dežderatovica or Dežideratovica house was named after its small internal courtyard exposed to rain. In Novigrad dialect one says “daždi” when it rains. Its name would be freely translated “where it rains in”.

It was built in the 18th century as an annex to the large complex of the Oštrić/Kapitanovi family, the house of the hereditary Novigrad serdars and capitans (commanders). In the first cadastral list of buildings from 1827, it was owned by the captain Ivo Oštrić, son of the late Jure. In the middle of the 19th century it was bought by the Novigrad merchant and landowner Jure Belan, son of the late Frane and finally his heirs sold it to Marko (Marketo) Oštrić/Zekić in 1877...

Novigrad is a northern Dalmatian town located in a deep bay on the southern coast of the Novigrad Sea with a protected natural harbor that has been used since prehistoric times. The maritime collection exhibits items related to the maritime heritage in which Novigrad plays a significant role. Along with the objects, written documentary materials and photographs related to seafaring and the development of the port, naval sieges, steamship agencies, sailors in the service of the navy, transoceanic travelers and the development of maritime sports are exhibited...

Presentation centers, museums, kindergartens and schools operate in different contexts, but they have an educational component in common. The historical context with which the children are introduced when they come to House of Dežderatovica stimulates their curiosity, because in the educational and creative workshops, the children learn, and all this with a dose of getting to know each other and pleasant socializing. First of all, learning in a museum is more interesting to them than regular learning at school...