Aquatika, the freshwater aquarium in Karlovac, Croatia, lets organizers hire its Event Centre: a conference hall for up to 90 people in cinema layout, a library for 20, a central open square and a cafe with a terrace for catering. The hall has two aquariums built into it and its own entrance.
Seminars and company events
The conference hall is a multi-purpose room with a separate entrance. Its main feature is the pair of integrated aquariums, which give a presentation or a meeting a distinctive background. The hall seats up to 90 people in cinema layout.
Hire includes the equipment: a screen, a projector, a sound system, a lectern, a flipchart and 10 conference tables, with Wi-Fi. This is enough for a conference, a training day, an association meeting or a product presentation without bringing technical material.
The hall can be hired without access to the aquarium exhibition, so a group that only needs the room does not have to buy exhibition tickets. If the program includes a visit, exhibition tickets are sold separately.
Rooms and capacities
Conference hall: up to 90 people in cinema layout, with 10 conference tables for other setups.
Library: a scientific library with its own entrance, which hosts the Green Library, a branch of the Karlovac city library. It has a TV, a flipchart, a fixed table and 20 chairs. It suits workshops and small meetings. The reading room can be hired without exhibition access and outside the opening hours of the Green Library, and events there are organized in coordination with the library.
Central square: the outdoor square of the complex, with three entrances. All three buildings face it: the aquarium exhibition, the cafe and reading room, and the offices. The aquarium allows promotional activities on the square by arrangement. No capacity is stated.
Catering
The Aquatika Caffe bar is described as suited to catering. It has room for 40 people inside and 60 on the terrace, which looks toward the Korana river. Catering tables and cocktail tables are available. A coffee break between sessions or a standing reception after a conference fits this format. The site does not say whether an outside caterer can serve in the hall.
Weddings
The Event Centre page does not mention weddings, and the offer is aimed at conferences, presentations, workshops and promotional events.
History and setting
Aquatika is the only fully freshwater aquarium in Croatia. It was funded by the European Union to raise awareness of the country's river and lake life and to teach sustainable use of natural resources. Karlovac is known as a city on four rivers: the Kupa, the Korana, the Mrežnica and the Dobra. The square has a view toward the Korana waterfall and the Foginovo bathing area.
Getting there
The aquarium is in Karlovac. The official site has a "How to get to us" page for directions, and visitor hours run daily, 9:00 to 19:00 in summer and 9:00 to 17:00 in winter. Ask the team about parking and access for the hall's separate entrance.
