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Yesterday, the Ivan Vučetić Museum of Mystery, an interpretation center dedicated to one of the most important pioneers of forensic science, Ivan Vučetić, was officially opened in the beautiful town of Hvar.
"This cultural institution offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore the life and work of the famous scientist through a comprehensive exhibition, artifacts and interesting stories, hitherto unknown to the public", he said for HrTurizam Tonči Trbuhović, director of the company Planet Hvar doo
The Ivan Vučetić Museum of Mystery is located in the house where this great man lived and worked, in the very center of the town of Hvar. The interpretive center pays tribute to Ivan Vučetić, whose revolutionary achievements shaped the field of forensics as it is known today.
It is the first museum in Croatia dedicated to one of the most prominent figures in the world of forensics and brings a fascinating story about the father of forensics and his contribution to the development of science.
Through the interesting exhibits in the museum, you have the opportunity to find out everything about Vučetić's revolutionary work, get to know his identification methods and the forensic techniques he developed, which are still crucial in solving crimes around the world.
"Walk through history and explore the significant cases that Ivan Vučetić helped solve, as well as his influence on modern forensics. Discover how his revolutionary fingerprint system contributed to the detection and identification of criminals. Welcome to the age of mystery and discovery", they call from the museum.
Ivan Vučetić was born on Hvar in 1858, and from 1884 he lived in Argentina. There he got a job at the Central Police Office and soon became head of the Department of Statistics. He was one of the first to realize the value of taking fingerprints for identification, and in 1891 he founded the Identification Service in La Plata.
The ten-finger identification system, called the Argentine or Vučetić system, was officially introduced in Argentina in 1902, and then in many other countries - mainly South American states, but it was also used in California, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, China, Czechoslovakia and Serbia .
The value of his system lies in its simplicity and wide possibilities of practical application.
The Juan Vucetich Police Museum was opened in La Plata in 1923, and the Zagreb Center for Criminal Expertise of the MUP of Croatia has been named Ivan Vučetić since 1997.
Photo: Borna Obranović
