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1 .   S E A S I D E M U S E U M P I R A N O F The museum was founded in 1954 . It is located in the building of the Gabrielli Palace and is named after Sergei Mashera , a Yugoslav sailor , a hero of the Second World War . In the museum you can view archaeological collections brought from sea voyages from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages . The ethnological collection of the solonchak shows a way of collecting salt . In the fishing collection they are offered to get acquainted with models of vessels , tools and equipment for individual and industrial fishing , as well as exhibits of various methods of fish processing . In the main historical , ethnological and artistic - historical collections of marine artifacts , from the Middle Ages to the end of the Second World War , you can see an exhibition of famous models of Gruber ships , as well as models of various other types of vessels - from galleons to large sailboats - navigational instruments , uniforms seaman , paintings of seascapes , various ship equipment , photographs taken on board ships , etc . The Maritime Museum also manages three other collections outside its own site : the Villa of Saint Mark in Portoroz , the House of Ton in St . Peter and the saline stoves of Salinas .