Person & artist museums in Croatia

The Museum of Broken Relationships is all about failed love relationships. The museum displays personal objects left over from former lovers. The objects are accompanied with descriptions giving context. The Museum of Broken Relationships encourages discussion and reflection on the fragility of huma

The Meštrović Atelier is an art museum in Zagreb that holds a collection of works by Ivan Meštrović. The atelier is an adapted part of the complex that Meštrović renovated at the beginning of the 20th century, when he returned to Croatia after he had become a renowned artist in Vienna, Paris, Rome,

The Museum of Arts and Crafts is a museum in Zagreb that holds more than 160,000 objects spanning from 4th to 20th century, comprising architecture, ceramics, clocks, glassware, furniture, graphic design, musical instruments, objects related to devotion, objects of ivory and metal, painted leather,

The Technical Museum in Zagreb is housed in protected wooden buildings designed by Marijan Haberle. The museum holds a collection of over 10,000 objects of which around 1,000 are on display in the Technical Museum itself. The displayed items include ojects of everyday life that are typical of the in

The Drazen Petrovic Museum - Memorial Center is dedicated to the Croatian professional basketball player Dražen Petrović who played in the NBA until he passed away in a car accident in 1993. This Drazen Petrovic Museum commemorates Dražen’s personal life and trophies. The museum includes items from

The Croatian History Museum in Zagreb is devoted to Croatian cultural and historical heritage. The museum holds a collection that dates back to the Middle Ages. The collection contains around 300,000 objects that are segmented into 16 sub-collections: Archaeology, Numismatic, Stone Monuments, Religi

Meštrović Gallery houses the masterpieces of Ivan Meštrović carved in marble, bronze, plaster and wood. The house was built based on Meštrović’s design (1931 – 1939), and was intended to be his family summer residence, working studio and exhibition space. It is surrounded by a Mediterranean garden w

Ivan Meštrović bought a 16th century Renaissance castello and refurbished it according to his own design (1939 - 1941) as a place of peace and contemplation. Into the complex secluded above the sea Meštrović interpolated a cloister with stone Doric columns and the Holy Crucifix church. The cycle of