The Cultural and Historic Collection's exhibited holdings consist of several units. It begins by copies of documents associated with the former settlement and fortress: A Charter by duke Koloman from 1234. Virovitica's city limits were laid down in 1248 by Queen Maria. There are also various documents issued by the kings Bela IV, Vladislav, Matthias Corvinus. At the time, Virovitica was the seat of the then Virovitica county, a royal estate with the royal palace and a mint. It also had a Franciscan and a Dominican church. Of interest are also some documents from 1480 referring to the upheaval of serfs at the former Paulist estate in Bukovica near Virovitica.
As regards medieval weaponry, on permanent display are a mace, swords, halbards, and a harquebusier. A well preserved 14th/15th c. bell brings testimony of the art of bell casting.
In the course of the 16th and 17th c., Virovitica was a part of the Ottoman Empire. From this particular period, we should like to single out rich finds of gold and silver coins from various European countries of the period found in a copper container. The coins have different values: From the size of sequins and thalers to tiny Turkish pieces of the period. The appearance of the local fortification is captured on several 17th c. graphics.
From the period of extensive Baroque period construction, exhibited is the inventory of a wooden chapel from Sedlarica, made in 1743: Painted wooden sculptures of saints and angels, decorated paneling, candle-sticks, and organs.
In order to legalize their mutual relations, the craftsmen of the area were joined into guilds. Guild statutes, cerificates, signet-rings, account books, and various products indicate that crafts and trade were well developed in the area. There are also some house inventory items: Furniture, paintings, glass from the first Croatian glassworks at Zvecevo, china.
The local estate was through the years owned by several noble families. Baron Marko Aleksandar Pejacevic came into possession of the estate in 1750. Apart from the local market-place, the estate consisted of 29 villages and 5 bare grounds. After they were made counts by the Queen Maria Theresa in 1772, they were called "of Virovitica". They were often having conflicts with both the market-place and the citizens for overstepping their regal rights.
Finally, the Cultural and Historic Collection on permanent display includes the town's earliest photographs. Some of them were taken before 1887 and show the then Baroque dome of St. Rocco's church. Many pictures from 1904 have preserved for us the bourgeois appearance of the town centre, as well as the back streets' traditional architecture. Family albums contain many interesting portraits, particularly of ladies dressed in luxurious gowns of the period. The Museum also has many exhibits bringing testimony of the activity of culture clubs and humanitarian associations ("Kasino", HPD "Rodoljub", The Volunteer Fire Department /orig. DVD/, The Town Band, "Mladost", "Okrilje"), such as minutes, regulations, party invitation cards, photographs. As of 1899, social, cultural, and political events in the city were covered by "Virovitican", the first local paper
