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Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum displays artefacts from prehistoric to medieval times, including Egyptian mummies, with ambient sounds and light to provoke pondering. The coin collection is one of the most important in Europe, containing some 260,000 coins, medals, medallions and decorations. The courtyard has a collection of Roman monuments dating from the 5th to 4th century BC and functions as an open-air café in summer.
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Art Pavilion
The yellow Art Pavilion presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art. Constructed in 1897 in stunning Art Nouveau style, the pavilion is the only space in Zagreb that was specifically designed to host large exhibitions.
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Arts & Crafts Museum
The Arts & Crafts Museum was built between 1882 and 1892. The museum exhibits furniture, textiles, metal, ceramic and glass dating from the Middle Ages to contemporary times. You can see Gothic and baroque sculptures from northern Croatia as well as paintings, prints, bells, stoves, rings, clocks, bound books, toys, photos and industrial designs. The museum also contains an important library and there are frequent temporary exhibitions.
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City Museum
Don't miss the City Museum in the 17th-century Convent of St Clair, which is built along the eastern wall of the town. Since 1907 the convent has housed a historical museum presenting the history of Zagreb in documents, artwork and crafts, plus interactive exhibits that fascinate kids. Most interesting is a scale model of old Gradec. Summaries of the exhibits are posted in English and German in each room and evocative music accompanies your visit.
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Croatian Artists' Centre
The Croatian Artists' Centre is one of the few architectural works by Ivan Meštrović. The centre was built as an exhibition pavilion and then transformed into a mosque before finally becoming a showplace for contemporary Croatian artists. It may be slightly out of the way but the unusual architecture makes it worth the walk.
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Croatian History Museum
If you have time, stop in at the Croatian History Museum. It's located in a splendid baroque structure and displays an interesting collection of flags, stones, fine art, photos, documents and maps tracing Croatia's history.
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Croatian Museum of Naïve Art
There are over 1000 works, mainly paintings and drawings, at the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art. The most important artists in Croatia's long tradition of naïve art, including Generalić, Mraz, Virius and Smaljić are represented here, as well as international artists working in the same style.
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Croatian Natural History Museum
Try to fit in a visit to the Croatian Natural History Museum, which houses a collection of prehistoric tools and bones excavated from the Krapina cave as well as exhibits showing the evolution of animal and plant life in Croatia. Temporary exhibits often focus on specific regions, such as the island of Mljet.
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Ethnographic Museum
The Ethnographic Museum is worth a visit. Housed in a domed building dating from 1903, the museum contains some 70,000 items cataloguing the ethnographic heritage of Croatia. Only about 2750 exhibits are on display, including ceramics, jewellery, musical instruments, tools and weapons, as well as Croatian folk costumes, gold-embroidered scarves from Slavonia and lace from the island of Pag.
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Galerija Klovićevi Dvori
The Galerija Klovićevi Dvori is housed in a former Jesuit monastery and is the city's most prestigious space for exhibiting modern Croatian and international art, which is presented in a series of changing exhibitions. Some of the more noted exhibitions have included Picasso and The Hague School . By the way, if you're looking for an unusual, arty souvenir, try the gallery's gift shop.
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Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery of Modern Art has, after a long renovation, finally opened with a glorious display of Croatian artists of the last 200 years including such 19th- and 20th-century Croatian masters as Bukovac, Mihanović and Račić. It's an excellent overview of the vibrant Croatian arts scene.
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Meštrović Atelier
Highly interesting for its insights into Croatia's most recognised artist is Meštrović Atelier. From 1922 to 1942, Meštrović lived and worked in this 17th-century house, which now presents an excellent collection of some 100 sculptures, drawings, lithographs and furniture from the first four decades of his artistic life. The museum reflects the artist's preoccupations with philosophical and religious themes as well as nudes, portraits and self-portraits.
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Museum Mimara
Housed in a neo-Renaissance former school building (1883), the Museum Mimara displays a diverse collection showing the loving hand of Ante Topić Mimara, a private collector who donated over 3750 priceless objects to his native Zagreb, even though he spent much of his life in Salzburg, Austria.
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Muzej Grada Zagreba
The City Museum is housed in the 17th-century Convent of St Clair along the eastern wall of the town. Since 1907 it has housed a historical museum presenting the history of Zagreb in documents, artwork and crafts plus interactive exhibits that fascinate kids. Most interesting is a scale model of Gradec. Summaries of the exhibits are posted in English.
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Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters
The Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters is a fine art museum exhibiting the collection donated to the city by the illustrious Bishop Strossmayer in 1884. The original collection was extended by subsequent donations from private collectors.
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Technical Museum
Take your kids to the Technical Museum, which has a planetarium, steam-engine locomotives, scale models of satellites and space ships, and a replica of a mine within the building, as well as departments of agriculture, geology, energy and transport.
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