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6 Zagreb City
Museum
Muzej grada Zagreba
Opatička ulica 20. Tel (01) 485 13 61.
Open 10am–6pm Tue–Fri; 11am–7pm
Sat, 10am–2pm Sun. 8 by appt.
& 7 ^ Kovačić residence:
Masarykova 21. Open 10am–5pm
Thu. Krleža residence: Krležin Gvozd
23. Open 11am–5pm Tue. Dujśin-
Ribar residence: Demetrova 3/II.
Open 11am–5pm Tue. ∑ mgz.hr
Three historic buildings (the
17th-century nuns’ convent of
St Clare, a 12th-century tower,
and a 17th century granary)
have been linked to form the
Zagreb City Museum. Its collec-
tion of historic, cultural, military
and domestic artifacts, many
donated by prominent towns-
people, are arranged in themed
displays illustrating every facet
of the city’s development, from
prehistory to the present day.
Across the city, the museum Sculptures in the garden of the Meštrović Atelier
also maintains the former
residences of some of Croatia’s 7 Croatian Natural 8 Meštrović Atelier
most celebrated recent figures; History Museum Atelje Meštrović
that of the architect Viktor Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej Mletačka 8. Tel (01) 485 11 23.
Kovačić (1878–1924); the writer Open 10am–6pm Tue–Fri,
Miroslav Krleža (1893–1981) and Demetrova 1. Tel (01) 485 17 00. 10am–2pm Sat & Sun. & 8 =
his wife Bela; plus the poet and Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri (to 8pm ∑ mestrovic.hr
painter Cata Dujšin-Ribar (1897– Thu), 10am–7pm Sat, 10am–1pm Sun.
1994) and her two husbands, the ∑ hpm.hr The atelier building dates
actor/theatre director Dubravko from the 17th century; the
Dujšin and the politician Dr Ivan The 18th-century Amadeo sculptor Ivan Meštrović himself
Ribar. The period furnishings, Palace, a theatre from 1797 to modernized it to live in from
decor and works of art in each 1834, has been the Natural 1922 to 1942. It now houses a
are perfectly preserved, making History Museum since 1868, collection of his work. It is part
fascinating short tours. when collections from the of The Museums of Ivan
Department of Natural Science Meštrović, together with
at the National Museum were the Gallery and the Kaštilac
transferred here. At the end of in Split, as well as the burial
the 19th century there were chapel in Otavice (see p112).
three museums There are almost 100
of natural history: works on display,
Mineralogy and including exhibits
Petrography, Geology in the courtyard –
and Palaeontology, History of Croatia,
and Zoology. These Laookon of our Days
three merged in and Woman in Agony.
1986 to form the A mineral in the The drawings, models
present museum. Croatian Natural and sculptures in
There are over History Museum wood, stone and
2,500,000 exhibits, bronze testify to the
including minerals from all over expres sive ability and great
the world and palaeontology skills of the sculptor. His
collections containing some of personal archives are also
the material found in Krapina. here, as well as photographic
The zoological collection records and works by other
Partial reconstruction of a late Iron Age documents every species of artists associated with
workshop, Zagreb City Museum animal found in Croatia. the master.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp230–31 and pp245–7

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