Arsenal Zadar is a protected 16th-century Venetian storehouse in the old town of Zadar, Croatia, that organisers can book for conferences, gala dinners, cocktail receptions and weddings. The official site gives capacities of 400 delegates for a conference, 30 to 550 guests for a seated meal and up to 1,000 for a standing cocktail. It stands beside the city walls and the Muraj promenade, on the Square of the Three Wells.
Seminars and company events
The conference page says the hall can host conferences of up to 400 people, with the gallery used for lunch and coffee breaks. The spaces beside the ground floor add up to 150 square meters and are suggested for meetings or presentations. The gallery and the Armory club can each be used on their own for conferences and workshops of up to 100 people.
Both the gallery and the ground floor can be rearranged into a presentation space, and the venue has an organizing team and technical support. A ground plan for the conference layout is published on the page. Product presentations, client dinners and company receptions are all listed as uses.
Weddings and receptions
Arsenal sells wedding celebrations and works with recommended partners for the parts it does not provide itself. The venue belongs to the Ilirija group, a tourism and hospitality company, and the kitchen is part of the offer. The site does not publish a separate wedding capacity, so the seated limit of 550 for meals is the figure to use when planning.
Themed evenings are also offered, from an elegant party to a western or an 80s disco night. The team states that it has organized more than 1,200 private and business events, many of them turnkey.
Rooms and capacities
The main hall, with its gallery, takes up to 400 people in conference layout. Seated service is possible from 30 to 550 guests, and cocktail parties can reach 1,000. The Armory club is a separate space that holds up to 100 for workshops. The ground-floor side rooms total up to 150 square meters.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms in the building. Ilirija Travel, the travel arm of the same group, offers stays in its own properties, transfers and local programs. It also runs conference rooms in Biograd, on an event boat named Nada and at a heritage rural estate called Raznjevica dvori in Polaca.
Catering
Food is prepared in the Arsenal kitchen to HACCP standards, with a menu based on Mediterranean cooking, fresh local produce and wines from the Zadar region. Buffet or served meals are both possible, with meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan options. Cocktail receptions and gala lunches or dinners are sold as separate formats.
History and setting
The building was put up in the 16th century under Venetian rule as a store for the military fleet. It is a protected cultural monument of Croatia. It sits next to the Sea Organ and the Greeting to the Sun, two of the best-known waterfront sights of Zadar.
Getting there
The venue is in the old town on the Square of the Three Wells, within walking distance of the sea promenade. Zadar airport and the bus and railway stations are in or near the city; ask the venue for transfer options through Ilirija Travel.
