The island of Lošinj is an attraction to tourists primarily because of its majestic bays and lush green vegetation. Now it has another formidable tourist offer in the Museum of Apoxyomenos. Apoxy who you may ask? It is home to ‘Apoxyomenos’, the bronzed statue of a young athlete founded in 1998 and at a depth of 45 meters in the vicinity of Mali Lošinj. It is an extremely well-preserved and beautifully crafted Greek work of great artistic value presumed to date back to the 2nd or 1st century BC. The Lošinj Apoxyomenos is a 192cm-high statue, set on a well-preserved original plinth of a height of 10 cm. It portrays a young athlete who has just completed his bout or exercise, thus simulating a moment of relaxation, when he is about to clean his body of oil, sweat and dust (Gr. apoxyesis), and this is why it is called the Apoxyomenos. The Kvarner Palace is home to the Museum of Apoxyomenos. The exhibition display is defined by nine scenes and transition zones shaped by time and space, and accompanied by audio background. The final scene is the “White Room”, a completely white and silent room whose walls are covered in textile, and whose only tenant is the bronze Apoxyomenos. After meeting the sculpture, the visitors get to experience one final emotion by visiting the “Kaleidoscope Room”, a lookout at the top of the Museum situated in a space in which various sequences from the Lošinj harbour are reflected in the mirrors on the ceiling. It earned European Museum of  the Year Award 2019 - Special Commendation for outstanding achievements. EMYA is dedicated to promoting excellence in innovation and public quality in museum practice, encouraging networking and the exchange of ideas and sustainable best practices within the sector.