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Novigrad is a picturesque Mediterranean town, port and a famous tourist center in Istria, which is administratively under the County of Istria. It is located on the west coast of the Istrian peninsula, south of the town of Umag.
It is closed from the northern part by the bay of the river Mirna, which flows into the Adriatic Sea here. There are two marinas in Novigrad. Museum Lapidarium is located in the immediate vicinity of the parish church of St. Pelagius and St. Maximus. The Lapidarium is a museum collection of 93 stone monuments from ancient times and the early and late Middle Ages. Half of them are part of permanent museum exhibitions. Lapidarium is one of the most important collections of its kind in Croatia. The collection mainly includes elements of church architecture from the parish church. One of the most attractive museum monuments is the ciborium of Bishop Maurice from the end of the 8th century. Ciborium originates from the parish church, and was founded during the reign of the Frankish state and its famous ruler Charlemagne, when the city was the seat of the diocese and Frankish authorities. In the premises of the museum where the ciborium is exhibited, they imitate the baptistery where it was originally placed. This is an interesting example of the advanced use of architecture to present ancient monuments. Construction of the Lapidarium began in 2004 and was completed and inaugurated at the end of 2006.
The two black boxes in the green park, marked by glass walls, are an excellent example of a modern architectural design that matches the old town. The museum is also the venue for many events for all ages and represents a museum of the new age.