croatian museum of naive art

I went to this gallery three times because of its whimsical and colourful art,art that is not naive in its perspective.Further,the gallery is in the wonderfully atmospheric old town across from the Museum of Broken Relationships.

Reason I am posting this is to try and make a change. I love Croatian Naive art. I have few pieces myself. However, this museum should be bigger. In a small village of Hlebine in Croatian area known as 'Podravina' there is a same kind a museum that holds master pieces of most famous naive artist. Yes.... You probably never heard of it and you won't see it as it is located of the beaten track. Time to combine those two in Zagreb! Never going to happen I know. But the beauty that is hidden so close but so far is just ridiculous!

Very evocative artworks, all by unschooled artists. A beautiful collection of unique, soulful works. Highly recommended!

We went. Saw art of a kind I'd not seen before. Extraordinarily compelling art. The exhibition is fairly small, representing only a portion of their collection. We were the only visitors, and I found it fairly unnerving having two staff members follow me into every room. Perhaps their boss makes them. Perhaps I look like an art thief. Whatever the reason, it made me want to leave.

Climb the stairs to the second floor to find this museum - it's well worth a visit when you're in the upper town. The lighting on the reverse glass paintings really brings them to life. There is a selection of reproduction postcards and a few books availablefor purchase in the small gift shop.

The fact that the people who painted this artwork were painting from their experience and soul, not having been to colleges for art, made it very interesting.

You have to go see it to understand why this is not a place to skip while in Zagreb. Those paintings are so different from everything I have seen; their stories about village life so vivid, so complex!

Naive does not mean primitive. This collection of works by unschooled Croatian artists is outstanding and varied. While it is not large, it is delightful and ranges from works painted on glass to sculptures to drawings. Some depict local village life and events, others are portraits and some are from the imagination. We had an English-speaking docent who helped explain the techniques for painting on glass and a bit about the artists but a docent would not be needed to enjoy these works.

Remarkable small museum exhibiting Croatian Folk Art painted on glass from the reverse. The process requires multiple applications of oil paint. Staff are eager to explain the process and product is very unique. Worth a visit about 20 Kuna or a little more than 3 dollars.

Liked the variety and quality of the art works on display. Ivan Lackovic-Croata was a featured artist when we visited, and there was a very nice catalog of his work. The small space has so much art, it feels somewhat crowded and hard to appreciate some of the pieces.

We are very delighted at this small museum, the paintings are amazing. I´ve never been in a art naive museum and didn´t know many things about this art, but it´s very beautiful.

If you visit Zagreb, you should definitely stop at the upper towns small museum called Croatian museum of naive art; paintings made on glass; from the behind and in reverse. And they had no art education. Wow. Just wow! Ticket doesn't cost much and even if it did, worth every Kuna :)

OK. Not my cup of tea . Very small but I know there are people who loved it and spent significant time there

A very small museum and can be done in half an hour. It has a mix of nationalities for artists, but most come from rural Croatia. Loved it!

It was nice to learn about Naive Art in Croatia. Really love the permanent exhibit and was easy to go thru with the pamphlet they provide.