Art Pavilion, Zagreb

Art gallery in King Tomislav Square, Zagreb

The Art Pavilion in Zagreb

Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu

Front entrance to the Pavilion, as seen from King Tomislav Square

Established| 15 December 1898
Location| 22 King Tomislav Square, Zagreb
Coordinates| 45°48′26″N 15°58′43″E﻿ / ﻿45.80722°N 15.97861°E﻿ / 45.80722; 15.97861
Type| Art gallery
Visitors| 65,164 (2018) [1]
Director| Irena Bekić
Public transit access| Tram Lines: 2, 4, 6, 9, 13.
Website| umjetnicki-paviljon.hr

Historic site

Cultural Good of Croatia

Type| Protected cultural good
Reference no.| Z-222[2][3]

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. [4]

## History

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The idea of creating the gallery was first put forward by Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac in the spring of 1895.[5] 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.[5] The Budapest Pavilion was designed by Hungarian architects Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl and was constructed by the Danubius building company.[4]

After the exhibition had ended, the building's skeleton was transported to Zagreb and Austrian architects Fellner & Helmer (who were at the time active in Zagreb, and had earlier designed the Croatian National Theatre building) were hired to design a new version of the building based on the iron skeleton, while the Hönigsberg & Deutsch building company was contracted to perform the actual construction.[4] The building's exterior was decorated with sculptures in the academic art style — the eastern facade displays busts of three Italian Renaissance painters — Giulio Clovio (Julije Klović), Andrea Schiavone (Andrija Medulić) and Vittore Carpaccio, and the western facade has busts of Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian.[5]

The construction went on for two years between 1897 and 1898 and the Pavilion was officially inaugurated on 15 December 1898 with a large exhibition showcasing works of local artists called Croatian Salon (Croatian: Hrvatski salon).[5] The exhibition was very popular and attracted some 10,000 visitors, at a time when Zagreb had a total population of 60,000.[6]

The gallery has a total display area of 600 m2 and does not have a permanent display as it specialises in one-off solo and group exhibitions representing notable oeuvres and art movements from all periods and styles, with works by both Croatian and foreign artists. Throughout its history the gallery organised around 700 exhibitions with artists ranging from the Earth Group collective to George Grosz, Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin, Andy Warhol, Mimmo Rotella, Joan Miró, Auguste Rodin, Alberto Giacometti and many others.[6]

In recent years it featured retrospective exhibitions of artists such as Milivoj Uzelac,[7] Gilles Aillaud,[8] Edo Kovačević,[9] Gerhard Richter, Vilko Gecan, Dušan Džamonja,[10] Vlaho Bukovac,[11] Boris Demur,[12] Anto Jerković,[13] Marijan Trepše, Bela Csikos Sesia,[14] Nasta Rojc[15] and group exhibitions which featured works of contemporary artists such as Santiago Sierra and Boris Mikhailov,[16] as well as 19th-century artists such as Karl von Piloty, Nikolaos Gyzis, Gabriel von Max and Franz Stuck.[17]

In 2006, the glass roof of the Pavilion was renovated and the lighting system was replaced.[18] The renovation works continued for seven years and were completed in 2013.[19]

In 2020, the Pavilion was damaged by a strong earthquake. As of 2021, it remains closed to visitors.

* Portico of coat of arms Zagreb

* Coat of arms of Zagreb

* Main Hall

Busts of Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian. Western side of Art Pavilion Zagreb.

## References

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1. ^ "Posjećenost hrvatskih muzeja u 2017. godini" (PDF). mdc.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb: Museum Documentation Center. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
2. ^ "Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu" (in Croatian). Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
3. ^ "Umjetnički paviljon". Registar Kulturnih Dobara. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
4. ^ a b c "The history and activities of the Art pavilion in Zagreb 1898. - 1998". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
5. ^ a b c d Knežević, Snješka (1996). Zagrebačka zelena potkova (in Croatian). Zagreb: Školska knjiga. pp. 149–160. ISBN 953-0-60524-2.
6. ^ a b "Dan Umjetničkog paviljona 15. prosinca 2008. i 110. godišnjica njegova postojanja" (in Croatian). Art pavilion in Zagreb. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
7. ^ "Milivoj Uzelac, 1897 - 1977 - Retrospective". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
8. ^ "Gilles Aillaud: From Picture to Stage". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
9. ^ "Edo Kovačević — Retrospective". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
10. ^ "DUŠAN DŽAMONJA – Fifties / Sixties". Art Pavilion in Zagreb.
11. ^ "Vlaho Bukovac and Alexandre Cabanel – A Historic Encounter of Pupil and Teacher". Art Pavilion in Zagreb.
12. ^ Vuković, Radovan. "BORIS DEMUR: Spiral Journey". Art Pavilion in Zagreb.
13. ^ Rus, Zdenko. "ANTO JERKOVIĆ – Retrospective". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
14. ^ "BELA CSIKOS SESIA – After (the) Psyche, Painting!". Art Pavilion in Zagreb.
15. ^ Poklečki Stošić, Jasminka. "NASTA ROJC – La retrospective critique".
16. ^ "Looking at Others — photographs and video installations". Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
17. ^ "ZAGREB — MÜNCHEN: Hrvatsko slikarstvo i Akademija likovnih umjetnosti u Münchenu" (in Croatian). Art Pavilion in Zagreb. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
18. ^ Nezirović, Vanja (25 July 2006). "Za obnovu Umjetničkog paviljona 8,4 milijuna kuna". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
19. ^ "Obnovljen Umjetnički paviljon". zagreb.hr (in Croatian). City of Zagreb. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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