Croatian Museum of Naïve Art, Art museum in Gradec district, Zagreb, Croatia
The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art is an art museum in Gradec housing around 1,900 works by self-taught artists from Croatia and abroad. The collection spans paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints showing different artistic approaches.
The museum began in 1952 as a gallery for peasant art and later received new names reflecting its importance for showing this form of expression. The collection expanded over the decades to document different periods and styles.
The collection shows works from the Hlebine School, where artists like Ivan Generalić and Franjo Mraz painted rural scenes. These works reflect how ordinary people saw their surroundings and daily lives.
The museum is located on the ground floor of Raffay Palace and is easily accessible from the street. Plan enough time to explore the works at a relaxed pace and learn about individual artists.
Many works were created using traditional techniques passed down through generations rather than following modern art methods. These craft techniques give the pieces a special authenticity that you discover when exploring the collection.
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