Croatian cultural heritage - Business - Hrvatska turistička zajednica

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main exhibition spaces, Klovićevi Dvori (22 & 38).
In the Upper Town, stands what most consider to be the
most attractive museum in Zagreb, the Zagreb City Museum.
It boasts original exhibits from the history of the city
(36), old images of citizens of Zagreb (39), and the central
place is occupied by a miniature model of the Upper Town
(37). Across the walls of the Upper Town, in the peaceful
park Tuškanac, is the museum of the great Zagreb and
Central European writer, Miroslav Krleža. The museum is
housed in his birth house (28) and there is a statue of the
writer in front of it (31).
There are even more museums in the Lower Town and Zagreb
is well known for their large numbers. There are thirty
MUSEUMS IN ZAGREB and even more galleries. The most
important is the Mimara Museum, named after its founder,
the collector, Ante Topić Mimara. There are about 4 000 different
items in the museum, which is particularly known for
its collection of glass (48), the far east collection (49) and the
collection of paintings by old masters (44 & 56) which includes
the works of great painters such as Bruegel (53) and
Velazquez (54). The Archaeological Museum distinguishes
itself with the size and variety of its exhibits (460 000), especially
from ancient Roman times. There are also special
departments for prehistoric times (52), Antiquity (43) and
the Middle Ages and a unique Egyptian collection (41).
The Museum of Arts and Crafts also has a large number of
exhibits (about 160 000), which show the essence of historical
material culture in Croatia (40 & 50). Among the
19 different collections, the collection of watches (45) and
furniture (61) are particularly interesting. This museum and
Klovićevi dvori (51) are usually temporary exhibition venues.
Among the art galleries, a collection of old masters (59)
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