Art Pavilion in Zagreb

The Art Pavilion (Croatian: Umjetnički paviljon ) is founded in 1898, international art and exhibition hall for contemporary art in the Zagreb Undercity.

History

The idea of ​​a public art gallery for Zagreb was first among others in spring 1895 formulated by the Croatian painter Blaise Bukovac. Based on this idea, the works of Croatian artists they decided at the Budapest Millennium Exhibition 1896 to show in a prefabricated pavilion to the same then be able to transport easier after the exhibition to Zagreb. The original pavilion was built basket designed by the Budapest architect Kálmán Giergl and Flóris.

After the exhibition, the iron skeleton construction was transferred to Zagreb and rebuilt under the direction of Zagreb architects Fellner & Helmer. The exterior of the building was equipped with sculptures by various artists: The east facade shows busts of three Renaissance painters Dalmatian descent: Vittore Carpaccio, Giulio Clovio and Andrea Schiavone; the west facade shows busts of Michelangelo, Raphael and Titian. When it was opened on 15 December 1898 was the pavilion one of the first completely constructed in prefabricated buildings in Europe.

The Art Pavilion has an exhibition area of ​​600 m² but not permanent collections. In 2006, the glass roof of the pavilion was renovated and replaced the lighting system since 2010 are on the whole facade renovations going on.

Exhibitions (selection)

To date, the Art Pavilion organized around 700 va retrospective exhibitions of Croatian and international artists such as Käthe Kollwitz, Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin. Among the exhibitions of recent years included the works of artists such as Gilles Aillaud, Edo Kovačević, Gerhard Richter and Milivoj Uzelac, as well as group exhibitions of artists such as Santiago Sierra and Boris Mikhailov, Karl von Piloty, Nikolaos Gyzis, Gabriel Max and Franz von Stuck.