The Art Pavilion in Zagreb (Croatian: Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu) is an art gallery in Zagreb, Croatia. The Pavilion is located on the Lenuci Horseshoe, Lower Town area of the city, south of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Square, on the northern side of the King Tomislav Square which flanks the Zagreb Central Station. Established in 1898, it is the oldest gallery in the Southeast Europe and the only purpose-built gallery in Zagreb designed specifically to accommodate large-scale exhibitions.
The idea of creating the gallery was first put forward by Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac in the spring of 1895. In May 1896 a Millennium Exhibition was to be held in Budapest, celebrating 1,000 years of Hungarian statehood, and artists from what was then Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia were invited to attend. Urged by Bukovac, Croatian artists decided to present their works in a purpose-built Pavilion, constructed around a prefabricated iron skeleton so that it could easily be shipped to Zagreb after the exhibition. The Budapest Pavilion was designed by Hungarian architects Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl and was constructed by the Danubius building company.
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Wednesday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Thursday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Friday | 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Saturday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Sunday | 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Plamen Petrov | Apr 3, 2018
Art Pavilion is Zagreb's oldest and most esteemed art gallery. It is the only space in the city that was purpose built to accommodate large-scale art exhibits. Housed in an emblematic art nouveau-style building, the museum hosts a series of temporary exhibits with a wide thematic variety. Admire the magnificent architecture and see what international and domestic art is currently being shown in its bright interior.
Viktoria Nykorak | May 11, 2018
Nice museum and it has a lot of pictures about Venice. Venice was my next stop after Zagreb so I liked it.
Vesna Jozic | May 3, 2018
One of the best galleries in the city. Not big but always very content and perfect set.
Nivedan Reddy | Apr 22, 2018
Place is lousy. They charged me 45 HRK and you can't take photos and it's small. Worst museum I have ever been too and a rude and incompetent staff. One person told me I could take photos of the architecture then another says he was wrong. I would like my money back since it was so horrible.
Vladimir Sterle | Apr 9, 2018
Nice building, worth seeing. Unfortunately, most of the time just average exhibits.
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