Zagreb

Zagreb (pronounced: {{IPA|}}) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river, it is 120 m above sea level, located at {{coor dm|45|48|N|15|58|E|}}.

Museums

Zagreb's many museums reflect the history, art and culture not only of Zagreb and Croatia, but also of Europe and the world. Around thirty collections in museums and galleries comprise more than 3.6 million various exhibits, excluding church and private collections.

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The Archaeological Museum (Nikola ?ubi? Zrinski Square 19) possesses over 400,000 objects, not all of them being exhibited. The holdings include evidence of Croatian presence in this area as well as rare samples which have made the museum known to the whole world. The most famous are the Egyptian collection, the Zagreb mummy and bandages with the oldest Etruscan inscription in the world (Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis), as well as the numismatic collection. A part of the museum is set aside for the collection of stone monuments dating back predominantly to the Roman period.

Related Topics:
Archaeological - Nikola ?ubi? Zrinski - Zagreb mummy - Etruscan - Liber Linteus - Numismatic

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The Croatian Museum of Natural Sciences (Demetrova Street 1) holds the world's most extensive collection of the remains of Neanderthal man found at one site - the remains, stone weapons and tools of prehistoric Krapina man. The Technical Museum (Savska Street 18) maintains the oldest preserved machine in this area, dating from 1830 which still operates. Valuable historical collections are found in the Croatian Historical Museum, the Museum of the City of Zagreb, the Museum of Arts and Crafts, the Ethnographic Museum, the Croatian School Museum, the Croatian Hunting Museum, the Croatian Sports Museum, the Croatian Post and Telecommunications Museum, the HAZU (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) Glyptotheque (collection of monuments), and the HAZU Graphics Cabinet.

Related Topics:
Natural Science - Demetrova - Neanderthal - Krapina - Savska - 1830 - Historical - Ethnographic - School - Hunting - Sports - Post - Telecommunications - Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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Many visitors find the Mimara Museum (Roosevelt Square 5), housing the donation by Wiltrud and Ante Topi? Mimara, very attractive. Of the total of 3,700 varied works of art, more than 1,500 exhibits constitute permanent holdings, dating from the prehistoric period up to the 20th century. The HAZU Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters (Zrinski Square 11) offers permanent holdings presenting European paintings from the 14th to the 19th centuries, and the Ivan Me?trovi? Studio, (Mleta?ka Street 8) with sculptures, drawings, lithography portfolios and other items, was a donation of this great artist to his homeland.

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Mimara - Roosevelt - Ante Topi? Mimara - Strossmayer - Master - Zrinski - Ivan Me?trovi? - Mleta?ka

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The Museum of Contemporary Art (Catherine's Square 2) follows and presents contemporary trends in fine arts. The Museum and Gallery Centre (Jesuit Square 4) introduces on various occasions the Croatian and foreign cultural and artistic heritage. The Art Pavilion (King Tomislav Square 22) is the oldest exhibition complex in the Slavic south, with regularly organized exhibitions. The exhibitions are also held in the impressive Me?trovi?'s building on Hrvatskih Velikana Square — the Home of the Croatian Fine Artists. The Museum of Naïve Art (?irilometodska Street 3) houses more than one thousand works by a hundred and odd authors of the Croatian naïve art. The World Centre "Wonder of Croatian Naïve Art" (Ban Jela?i? Square 12) exhibits masterpieces of Croatian naïve art as well as works of new generation of artists. The Modern Gallery (Hebrangova Street 1) comprises all relevant fine artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Related Topics:
Contemporary Art - Catherine - Gallery - Jesuit - Pavilion - Tomislav - Me?trovi? - Fine Art - Naïve Art - ?irilo - Metodska - Ban Jela?i? - Hebrangova

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