Croatian Museum of Naive Art

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Croatian Museum of Naive Art
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The Croatian Museum of Naive Art
Data
place Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 3, Zagreb , Croatia Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 8.9 ″  N , 16 ° 2 ′ 1.7 ″  EWorld icon
Art
Number of visitors (annually) 12,000 (2009)
management
Vladimir Crnković
Website

The Croatian Museum of Naive Art ( Croatian Hrvatski muzej naivne umjetnosti ) is an art museum in the Croatian capital Zagreb , in which works by naive artists of the 20th century are exhibited. The museum owns over 1,850 works of art, including paintings , sculptures , drawings and art prints , mainly by Croatian, but also well-known international artists. From time to time the museum organizes themed special exhibitions, specialist conferences and workshops. The museum was founded in 1952 and is located on an area of ​​350 square meters on the first floor of the Raffay Palace, built in the 18th century, on Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 3, Zagreb.

history

The museum was founded on November 1, 1952 as the Peasant Art Gallery ( Seljačka umjetnička galerija ; German about peasant art gallery ) in Zagreb. From 1956 the museum was known as the Gallery of Primitive Art ( Galerija primitivne umjetnosti ) and from then on it was part of the Zagreb City Galleries (now the Museum of Contemporary Art ). Following a decision by the Croatian Parliament in 1994, the museum was renamed the Croatian Museum of Naive Art . Today it is considered the world's first museum for naive art.

Collections

The museum has more than 1,850 exhibits, including around 80 works from the early 1930s through the 1980s. The focus is on Croatian artists, especially representatives of the Hlebine School . In addition, works by important artists from other nations can be seen. The permanent exhibition includes works by:

Croatian artist

international artist

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