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Galerija Mestrovic, Split

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Galerija Mestrovic presents sculptures, drawings, and architectural plans of one of Croatia's most prominent artists of the 20th century. Meštrović's Art Nouveau sculptures have achieved worldwide fame and are featured in numerous cities from Zagreb and Bratislava to Ottawa, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Take a guided tour or browse through the gallery to see marble statues, bronze portraits, and oil paintings, among numerous other art forms. You'll see religious works, as well as details from the artist's personal life. Arranged by theme across two floors, the exhibits present some 100 pieces from the full collection--which is around 1,000. Use our Split holiday planning app to visit Galerija Mestrovic on your trip to Split, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.

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• By HelberParis

  Le musée est situé dans une propriété magnifique, résidence du sculpteur, devenue Musée. Cette superbe demeure dans un parc arboré face à l'Adriatique contient un très grand nombre de ses sculptures, ...  more »

  The museum is located in a beautiful property, residence of the sculptor, now A Museum. This superb home in a wooded park facing the Adriatic contains a very large number of his sculptures, the various paintings and works that Mestrovic had collected (in the order of 200 sculptures and 500 works) The works are powerful, we feel the " Rodin's paw" The paintings are very interesting, various eras. Note a superb collection of caricatures. Two floors of marble and bronze sculptures and beautiful works. A few minutes' walk, on the seaside, Mestrovic has created a chapel. You enter through a large courtyard where a huge sculpture sits. Easy to visit, airy, calm, a little forgotten by the traditional circuits apparently. Palace-museum, monumental, art deco style, at the top of a huge staircase, in a setting of Mediterranean greenery facing the sea, is well worth the trip during the stay. It is close to Split, 15'-20' by bus or taxi.
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• By Julie H

  Wonderfully curated gallery full of sculptures and reliefs of Mestrovic. Ticket also includes entry to a beautiful chapel a few hundred metres down the road.  more »

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• By JM .

  Unsure if tickets are required by we walked in just like many others did before us. The place has some nice statues and great photo opportunities. We never entered the actual museum but the vibe was friendly and relaxed. It is a bit small and not alot to see

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• By Bogdan Filote

  Astonishing! Definitely a place you should visit! One of the most talented and prolific Croatian artist's home turned into this huge, very well organized museum near the seashore. It was wonderful (re)living Mestrovic's most crucial moments and emotions through his beautiful sculptures guided by the well written museum broucher. Not much of a fan of sculptures in general due to being hard to make them expressive, this guy's work made me fall in love with it.

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