The town is located on the western side of the island of Korčula at the bottom of a wide bay which has many indented coves.

[4] Vela Luka has an average of over 2500 hours of sunny weather annually, and is the second largest place, in size, on the Adriatic islands.

The museum/gallery is decorated with mosaics made in 1968 when the International Artist's Meeting of Painters was held in Vela Luka.

Vela Spila [1] provides a picture of life on the Mediterranean of Mesolithic and Neolithic people living in that region.

Another panoramic view of the area can be seen from Hum Hill and the Forteca, an Austro-Hungarian fortress built in the 19th century.

The following is on display in the museum and the gallery: The island of Korčula is known for its numerous chivalrous dance tournament unions [2].

Thanks to the members of the town's council, the hardworking and persisting practise of about twenty young men of Vela Luka, the tradition continues today.