infobox website name Crnogorska Enciklopedija screenshot Image Crnogorska Enciklopedija.png caption Logo of Crnogorska Enciklopedija url http wikii.itam.ws commercial No type Internet encyclopedia project language Montenegrin language Montenegrin registration Optional owner IT Association of Montenegro author Darko Bulatovi br Damir Mustafi current status Offline launch date 2006 Crnogorska Enciklopedija lang en Montenegrin Encyclopedia formerly Montenegrowiki was an internet encyclopedia project written in Montenegrin language , which had existed from 2006 to 2008. It was started by the IT Association of Montenegro in 2006 as an experimental project. Its goal is to provide a base for a future Montenegrin Wikipedia . It has announced that 2008 will be the year of development of the project, however as of late 2008, it is nonfunctional. It used the MediaWiki software, running at version 1.6.8, and contains no advertisements. By 9 January 2008, Crnogorska Enciklopedija had had just over 1,000 articles. Like Wikipedia, the articles are released under the GNU Free Documentation License . Its authors and webmasters are Darko Bulatovi http wikii.itam.ws index.php Saradnik WikiSysop User WikiSysop and Damir Mustafi http wikii.itam.ws index.php Saradnik OutLook User OutLook According to Darko Bulatovi in an interview for the Montenegrin daily newspaper, Vijesti , the wiki encyclopedia has been a victim of wiki hacking, having been attacked by users from Serbia. ref cite news title Nova ansa za Montenegrowiki publisher Vijesti date 2008 01 09 accessdate 2008 01 09 url http www.vijesti.cg.yu vijesti old naslovna.php?akcija vijest&id 258117 dead link date April 2010 ref In a statement made by Darko Bulatovi , the wiki will be moving to newer servers within the year and will be updating ... index.php Glavna stranica Crnogorska Enciklopedija main page http wikii.itam.ws index.php Crnogorska Enciklopedija O projektu Crnogorska Enciklopedija Crnogorska Enciklopedija about itself http meta.wikimedia.org ... more details
Infobox Company company name Hrvatske ceste d.o.o. company logo company type State owned limited company company slogan foundation 2001 location Zagreb , Croatia key people Jakov Kre i num employees revenue industry Road transport products homepage http www.hrvatske ceste.hr footnotes parent Hrvatske ceste lit. Croatian roads is a Croatia n state owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act lang hr Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Croatian Parliament Parliament of the Republic of Croatia . ref name NN PublicRoadsAct cite news newspaper Narodne novine language Croatian url http narodne novine.nn.hr clanci sluzbeni 2004 12 180 3130.html title Zakon o javnim cestama Public Roads Act date December 14, 2004 ref Tasks of the company are defined by Public Roads Act and its Founding Declaration, and the principal task of the company is management, construction and maintenance of public roads. In practice, Hrvatske ceste are responsible for the State roads in Croatia designated with D , the county and local L roads are managed by county authorities, while the motorways A are managed by Croatian Motorways Ltd and other concessionaires. The company is currently ... and five member supervisory board. ref name HC Uprava cite news newspaper Hrvatske ceste language Croatian url http www.hrvatske ceste.hr Uprava drustva.htm title Hrvatske ceste management date June 27, 2010 ref ref name HC Nadzor cite news newspaper Hrvatske ceste language Croatian url http www.hrvatske ceste.hr Nadzorni odbor.htm title Hrvatske ceste supervisory board date June 27, 2010 ref The company ... NN PublicRoadsAct with the share capital of the company worth 128,898,200.00 Croatian kuna . Hrvatske ... cite news newspaper Hrvatske ceste language Croatian url http www.hrvatske ceste.hr Ustroj.htm title Hrvatske ceste structure date June 27, 2010 ref All profits generated by Hrvatske ceste are used ... References reflist External links official http www.hrvatske ceste.hr DEFAULTSORT Hrvatske Ceste Category ... more details
Infobox Company company name Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. company logo company type State owned limited company company slogan foundation 2001 location Zagreb , Croatia key people Stjepko Boban num employees revenue industry Road transport products homepage http www.hac.hr www.hac.hr footnotes parent Hrvatske autoceste HAC or Croatian Motorways Ltd is a Croatia n state owned limited liability company tasked with management, construction and maintenance of motorways in Croatia pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act lang hr Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Croatian Parliament Parliament of the Republic of Croatia . ref name NN PublicRoadsAct cite news newspaper Narodne novine language Croatian url http narodne novine.nn.hr clanci sluzbeni 2004 12 180 3130.html title Zakon o javnim cestama Public Roads Act date December 14, 2004 ref ref name HAC PublicRoadsAct cite web publisher Hrvatske autoceste language Croatian url http www.hac.hr ?task ona&stask 2 title Basic Legal Documents date August 20, 2010 ref Tasks of the company are defined by Public Roads Act and its Founding Declaration, and the principal task of the company is management, construction and maintenance of the motorways. In practice, Hrvatske autoceste is responsible for management or development the following motorway sections class wikitable style min width 5em Number Control cities or other appropriate route description Jct country HRV A 1 Bosiljevo 2 interchange Bosiljevo A6 Split city Split Rav a ... member supervisory board. ref name HAC Management cite web publisher Hrvatske autoceste language ... kuna . Hrvatske autoceste is organized in six business sectors Design and development, Construction ... and general sectors. ref name HAC Management All profits generated by Hrvatske autoceste are used for construction and maintenance of the roads the company manages. See also Highways in Croatia Hrvatske ... Croatia stub de Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. sk Hrvatske autoceste d.o.o. ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Hrvatske Narodne Pjesme 1 Type studio Longtype Artist Mate Buli Cover Mate Bulic 1998 Hrvatske narodne pjesme 1.jpg Cover size 150 Released 1998 Recorded Genre Length Label Producer Reviews Last album Dodijalo pajdo br 1997 This album Hrvatske Narodne Pjesme 1 br 1998 Next album Pjevajte sa mnom br 1999 Hrvatske Narodne Pjesme 1 is an album by Croats Croatian singer and patriot Mate Buli . It contains an assortment of traditional Croatian songs. Track 7 is a duet with Anica Martinovi . Track listing Tebi Majko Misli Lete Zelen Li e Goru Kiti Golubice Bijela Jedno Jutro im Je Zora Svanula Oj Livado Rosna Travo Moja Mila Kato Puni Vjetre Djevojka Je Zelen Bor Sadila Sedamdeset I Dva Dana Siro e Sam Jednog Jutra im Stigoh Doma DEFAULTSORT Hrvatske Narodne Pjesme Category Mate Buli albums Category 1998 albums World album stub hr Hrvatske narodne pjesme 1 ... more details
BLP sources date June 2007 Robert Ba a born 19 September 1949 in Zagreb , Croatia is a sculptor and Painting painter . Graduated from the Academy in Zagreb in 1974. He was an assistant at the Antun Augustin i masterworks. He worked in sculpture and Abstract art abstract ceramic s with associative nuances and accented dimensions. Wood , 1971 Forest 1975 . He also works with coloured porcelain objects. He s exhibited his works in Zagreb, Samobor , Sesvete , Sisak , Z rich and Lichtenstein. Biography 1967 First collective exhibition at the School of Applied Arts in Zagreb 1969 Graduated from the School of Applied art Applied Arts , Department of Ceramics art Ceramics , in the class of Prof. Slavko Barlovi 1974 Graduated sculpture at the Academy for Fine Arts in Zagreb, in the class of Prof. Ivan Saboli . In the same year he became member of the Croatian Society of Visual Artists in Zagreb 1976 Ba a became member of the Croatian Association of Applied art Applied Arts and Croatian Artists Community, and started work as an independent artist . For two years, he continued his professional training in the master workshop of the sculptor Prof. Antun Augustin i in Zagreb 1978 Completed postgraduate studies in sculpture in the master workshop of the sculptor Prof. Antun Augustin i in Zagreb. Held his first one man exhibition in Zagreb. 1985 The Museum for Arts and Crafts in Zagreb purchased three of his porcelain sculptures for its permanent holdings. 1995 Robert Ba a is listed in the Encyclopedia of Croatian Art Periods Heads Empty section date February 2011 Islands Empty section date February 2011 External links http www.muo.hr The Museum for Arts and Crafts in Zagreb, Croatia Bibliography Bari evi , M. Povijest moderne keramike u Hrvatskoj , Zagreb, 1986, page 121 Bari evi , M. Suvremena keramika u Hrvatskoj , Zagreb, 1994, pages 108 110 Bari evi , M. Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti , Robert Ba a, Zagreb, 1995, page 42 Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metada ... more details
Museum Podgorica Centar savremene umjetnosti Contemporary Art Center Moderna Galerija Modern Art ... znanosti i umjetnosti Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences Metropolitana Zbirka Bi kupi Bi kupi ... enciklopedija jugoslavije Yugoslav Encyclopedia of Visual Arts , JLZ , Zagreb 1984, page 135, 235 ... i umjetnosti, Zagreb 1984. 4. Bo o Bi kupi Ivan Lackovi Croata, Crte i , Nacionalna i sveu ili na ... Segni, vol. XIII, Rome 1985. 6. Tonko Maroevi , Dimitrije Judita , Grafi ki zavod Hrvatske Umjetni ki muzej Cetinje , Zagreb 1986. 7. Igor Zidi , Likovna enciklopedija Jugoslavije Yugoslavia ... e, Knji evne novine, Beograd 1987. 9. Grgo Gamulin, Na Itaci svijet otajni , Dru tvo povjesni ara umjetnosti ... more details
Wiktionarypar hrvatski In Croatian language Croatian , hrvatski is the masculine adjectival form meaning Croatian , used in the same form for plural and singular. Feminine forms are hrvatska singular and hrvatske plural . Note that the word hrvatski is also used to refer to the Croatian language while Hrvatska written in capitalised form is also the native name for Croatia the country . As such, the forms hrvatski , hrvatska or hrvatske commonly appear in native names of many Croatian government institutions, companies, political parties, organisations and sports clubs, as well as some placenames. It may refer to Organisations and companies Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti or HAZU, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Hrvatska elektroprivreda or HEP, national power company Hrvatska po ta or HP, Croatian Post Hrvatska radiotelevizija or HRT, national broadcasting corporation Hrvatske autoceste or HAC, national motorways company Hrvatske ceste literally Croatian Roads , state owned road maintenance company Hrvatske eljeznice or H , Croatian Railways Hrvatski autoklub or HAK, Croatian Automobile Club Hrvatski nogometni savez or HNS, Croatian Football Federation T Hrvatski Telekom or T HT, Croatian telecom company Political parties Hrvatska demokratska zajednica or HDZ Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska narodna stranka or HNS Croatian People s Party Liberal Democrats Croatian People s Party Hrvatska selja ka stranka or HSS Croatian Peasant Party Hrvatska stranka prava or HSP Croatian Party of Rights Places Hrvatska Dubica , village in central Croatia Hrvatska Kostajnica , small town in central Croatia Hrvatski Leskovac , village near Zagreb It may also refer to Hrvatski, pseudonym of the American electronic music artist Keith Fullerton Whitman NK Hrvatski dragovoljac lit. Croatian Volunteer , association football club based in Zagreb Hrvatski Band Aid , Croatian Supergroup music supergroup notable for recording the charity single Moja domovina in 1991 Hrvatski ... more details
works started or completed by the institute are Enciklopedija Jugoslavije Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia , 1st ed. 8 volumes, 1955 1971 2nd ed. 6 of 12 planned volumes, 1980 1990 Pomorska enciklopedija Maritime Encyclopedia, 8 volumes, 1954 1964 Enciklopedija likovnih umjetnosti Encyclopedia of Visual Arts, 4 volumes, 1959 1966 Tehni ka enciklopedija Technical Encyclopedia, 13 volumes, 1963 1997 Medicinska enciklopedija Medical Encyclopedia, 6 volumes, 1967 1970 Op a enciklopedija General Encyclopedia ... 2nd ed. 6 volumes, 1966 1969 3rd ed. 8 volumes, 1977 1982 umarska enciklopedija Encyclopedia of Forestry ..., 2 volumes, 1984 Filmska enciklopedija Encyclopedia of Film, 2 volumes, 1986 1990 Bibliografija rasprava ..., 1956 1986 Some other Yugoslavian reference works are Vojna enciklopedija Military Encyclopedia, 1st ed. 11 volumes, 1958 1969 2nd ed. 11 volumes 1970 1976 Mala enciklopedija Prosvete Prosveta s Small ... enciklopedija Small Universal Encyclopedia, in Slovenian language , 3 volumes, 1973 1976 Enciklopedija Slovenije Enciklopedija Slovenije Encyclopedia of Slovenia , in Slovenian language, 16 volumes ... Enciklopedija Jugoslavije VI edition 2nd publisher Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krle a ... more details
Croatian Encyclopedia written in Croatian language Croatian . Enciklopedijahrvatskeumjetnosti 1995 1996 Encyclopedia of Croatian Art Filmska enciklopedija 1986 1990 Film Encyclopedia General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute Op a enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda Hrvatska enciklopedija 1999 2007 Croatian Encyclopedia Istarska enciklopedija 2005 Istrian Encyclopedia Krle ijana 1993 1999 Encyclopedia of Miroslav Krle a Medicinska enciklopedija 1967 1986 Medical Encyclopedia Pomorska enciklopedija 1972 1989 Naval Encyclopedia Proleksis Encyclopedia Proleksis enciklopedija Tehni ka enciklopedija 1963 1997 Technical Encyclopedia Croatian Wikipedia ... Institute Op a enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda Serbian Wikipedia Vojna Enciklopedija Military Encyclopedia Encyclop dia Britannica concise edition, Serbian translation Srpska Porodi na Enciklopedija Serbian Family Encyclopedia Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija 1985 Prosveta ... Slovene Encyclopedias written in Slovene language Slovene . Enciklopedija Slovenije Slovene Wikipedia ... more details
Istarska enciklopedija publisher Miroslav Krle a Lexicographical Institute last Muni first ... encyclopedia Istarska enciklopedija publisher Miroslav Krle a Lexicographical Institute last ... more details
Mihovil Pavlek Mi kina 1887 1942 was a Croatian poet , short story writer and politician . He was a member of the Croatian Peasant Party ref http www.crohis.com sosobehss miskina.htm Mi kina biodata ref and an opponent of the Usta a regime. His work usually embraced Socialism Socialist ideas and protested against injustice. The pseudonym Mi kina was adopted later when he started participating in some literary activities of Yugoslavia , and was also nicknamed peasant writer some time after. Mi kina was executed at the Jasenovac concentration camp in 1942. ref http povijest.net sadrzaj hrvatska hr ww2 443 ubojstvo miskine.html Kako je i kada ubijen ugledni HSS ovac Mihovil Pavlek Mi kina?, Hrvoje Petri , povijest.net ref Sources References Op a enciklopedija , Zagreb, 1980. Mala enciklopedija Prosveta , Belgrade, 1978. Mi kina Trakavica , Zagreb, 1946. ime Vu eti Mihovil Pavlek Mi kina u 115. knjizi edicije Pet stolje a hrvatske knji evnosti , Zagreb, 1985. Jovan Nedi Pavlek , Skandifeniks , ..., 277, 16 Rijeka, 2004 Citations reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mi kina, Mihovil Pavlek ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1913 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1942 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mi kina, Mihovil Pavlek Category 1913 births Category 1942 deaths Category Croatian people of World War II Category Croatian writers Category Croatian poets Category Executed writers Croatia writer stub hr Mihovil Pavlek Mi kina sh Mihovil Pavlek Mi kina ... more details
akademija znanosti i umjetnosti , abbrev. HAZU is the national academy of Croatia . It was founded in 1866 as the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts lang hr Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti ... znanosti i umjetnosti hr icon hr icon http www.nacional.hr clanak 25792 milan mogus cuvar tradicije hrvatske akademije Milan Mogu uvar tradicije Hrvatske akademije an interview with Milan Mogu ... znanosti i umjetnosti it Accademia croata delle Scienze e delle Arti pl Chorwacka Akademia Nauki i Sztuki ... akademija znanosti i umjetnosti uk ... more details
represents the continuous seeking , Borba Serbian newspaper Borba , 9. 04. 1977. 7. Op a enciklopedija ... umjetnosti Crne Gore, Podgorica 1997. 10. Milan M. Marovi , Prostor vrijeme trajanje crnogorska likovna kritika Space time existence Montenegrin art criticism , Centar savremene umjetnosti Crne Gore ... more details
in Danish Enciclopedia Italiana in Italian Enciklopedija Jugoslavije in Serbo Croatian Enciklopedija ... enciklopedija in Serbo Croatian The Maritime Encyclopedia Medicinska enciklopedija in Serbo Croatian Tehni ka enciklopedija in Serbo Croatian Technical encyclopedia Enciklopedijahrvatskeumjetnosti in Croatian The Encyclopedia of Croatian Art , 2005 Filmska enciklopedija in Croatian The Film encyclopedia ... based on the early editions of the Columbia Encyclopedia Vojna enciklopedija in Serbo Croatian ... Cubana , 2010. Croatian Op a enciklopedija JLZ 1977 1982 Hrvatska op a enciklopedija started in 1999 7th vol. 2005 of 11 Op a i nacionalna enciklopedija 2005 complete 2007 India Encyclopedia of Indian ... Encyclopedia . Slovenian Enciklopedija Slovenije , published in 1987 2002 South Asian The Cambridge ... lt Dalykin enciklopedija uk ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name Josip Crnobori image imagesize caption birth name birth date Birth date 1907 10 22 birth place Banjole , Austria Hungary death date death date and age 2005 8 12 1907 10 22 death place Zagreb , Croatia nationality Croatia n field Painting training movement works patrons influenced by influenced awards Josip Crnobori born in Banjole near Pula on October 22, 1907 died August 12, 2005 was a Croat ian painter. Crnobori was born near Pula in Istria in 1907, but his family moved to Vienna in 1915 where he attended primary school. He came to Zagreb in 1925 and by 1936 he finished art academy. ref name Vjesnik http www.vjesnik.hr html 1998 11 15 Kultura.htm I m returning to the city that gave me the dearest memories ref He had his first independent exhibition in 1937 with Pola vijeka hrvatske umjetnosti , which was held at the Me trovi Pavilion . ref name Matica http www.matis.hr eng vijesti.php?id 208 Josip Antun Crnobori passes away , Croatian Heritage Foundation . August 16, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2008. ref In 1942 his work was featured among the Croatian exhibits at the Venice Biennale . ref name Vjesnik Over the course of the Second World War he had exhibitions in Berlin , Vienna and Bratislava . ref name Vjesnik He painted a portrait for Croatian leader Ante Paveli at his request, which Paveli later declined. ref name Vjesnik In 1946, Crnobori escaped the newly established Communist Yugoslavia and went to Italy . ref name Biography http crnobori.mdc.hr about josip crnobori.aspx Josip Crnobori biography ref The following year he moved to Argentina where he lived until 1978. ref name Biography He subsequently moved to New York City in the United States of America . Here he painted Milka Trnina for the Metropolitan Opera and also left several works for the Croatian diaspora . ref name Biography Crnobori returned to Croatia in 1999 before passing away in 2005. ref name Matica References Reflist Persondata ... more details
Zagreb school of animated films is an animation film studio located in Zagreb , Croatia and is a part of the Zagreb Film company . It is represented by authors like Nikola Kostelac , Vatroslav Mimica , Du an Vukoti and Vladimir Kristl . The first major success was a Grand Prix award in Venice for the animated short Samac Lonely guy by Vatroslav Mimica, and their greatest work so far is an Academy Award Oscar winning animated short Surogat by Du an Vukoti . The studio was established in 1956. ref name o nama cite web url http www.zagrebfilm.hr povijest.htm title Zagrebfilm.hr onama Croatian ref This school has given over 400 film titles to the European film heritage. Literature Filmska enciklopedija I. i II., Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krle a, gl. urednik dr. Ante Peterli , Zagreb, 1986. i 1990., Zagreba ki krug crtanog filma I Gra a za povijest hrvatske kulture , pedeset godina crtanog filma u Hrvatskoj, almanah 1922. 1972., uredio Zlatko Sudovi , Zagreb 1978., Ivo krabalo krabalo, Ivo 101 godina filma u Hrvatskoj, 1896. 1997., Zagreb, Nakladni zavod Globus, 1998., Filmska kultura, broj 81 82, Zagreb 1972., 50 godina animacije, Holloway, Ronald Z is for Zagreb, London, The Tantivy Press, London, Muniti , Ranko Uvod u estetiku kinematografske animacije, Filmoteka 16, Zagreb, 1983., Denegri, Jerko Exat 51, Nove tendencije, umjetnost konstruktivnog pristupa, Zagreb 2000., Bendazzi, Giannalberto Cartoons, One hundred years of cinema animation, John Libbey & Company Ltd., London 1994. See also Zagreb Film Professor Balthazar The Little Flying Bears References Reflist 2 Film company stub Croatia stub Category Companies established in 1956 Category Animation studios Category Croatian animation hr Zagreba ka kola crtanog filma ... more details
infobox military award name Order of the People s Liberation image File R05 yo0398 Orden narodnog oslobodjenja.png 200px caption Order with a ribbon awarded by country SFR Yugoslavia type Order eligibility Participitans of the People s Liberation War for Outstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia campaign Yugoslav Front status Dissolved description motto clasps post nominals established 15 August 1943 first award last award total 262 posthumous recipients Josip Broz Tito br Edvard Kardelj precedence label individual higher Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour same lower Order of the War Banner related image2 File Order of the National liberation Rib.png caption2 The Order of the People s Liberation lang sh Orden narodnog oslobo enja was a decoration of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia , the fifth highest decoration in the series of Yugoslav decorations. The order was founded by Josip Broz Tito on 15 August 1943. It was awarded for outstanding contribution in organizing and directing the uprising and the creation and development of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was designed by famous Croats Croatian scupltor Antun Augustin i in 1945. It is in the form of a badge worn on the left of the chest. See also Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sources Op a enciklopedija . Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. Zagreb. 1980. hr icon Boris Prister Prister, Boris . Odlikovanja . Povijesni muzej hrvatske. Zagreb. 1984. hr icon SFRY decorations Category Awards established in 1943 Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Yugoslavia hr Orden narodnog oslobo enja sl Red ljudske osvoboditve sr ... more details
Croatian Armed Forces may refer to Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia , the Croatian military. Croatian Armed Forces Independent State of Croatia , the military of the World War II Axis puppet state disambig bs Hrvatske oru ane snage vor hr Hrvatske oru ane snage razdvojba ... more details
ghetaldi gondola&q ghetaldi title Anali Zavoda za povijesne znanosti Hrvatske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti u Dubrovniku author Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts location Dubrovnik year 2004 accessdate ... more details
File Croatian Academy of Science and Arts.JPG thumb 200px The Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters is housed in the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters Strossmayerova Galerija Starih Majstora is a fine art museum in Zagreb , Croatia exhibiting the collection donated to the city by Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer in 1884. Located at 11 Nikola ubi Zrinski Square , it forms part of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Hrvatske Akademija Znanosti i Umjetnosti . The Strossmayer Gallery holding includes around 4,000 works, of which some 250 are on display, with the remainder in storage, or on display at other museums or gallery institutions in Croatia. ref name mdc History The Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters opened in November 1884, named after its founder, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, the bishop of akovo. The Academy itself, with the bishop as patron, had been founded in 1866 and had moved into its specially built premises in the Zrinevac park in 1880, with a floor reserved to house the bishop s art collection. ref name Croatia aspects art Bishop Strossmayer had been buying paintings for 30 years, since his appointment as bishop of akovo in 1850. He began with Italian art, mainly Renaissance works from Florence and Venice. In the 1870s, however, he diversified into the schools of northern Europe, and 17th century art. ref name Croatia aspects art In 1868, he decided to donate his collection to the Croatian people, entrusting it to the Academy. He oversaw the building of a Viennese style neo Renaissance palace in Zagreb, designed by the architect Friedrich von Schmidt ref name Croatia aspects art , so that the works of art could be adequately presented to the public. The gallery was opened to the public on 9th November 1884, displaying 256 works of art. ref name hazu Over the years, such a prestigious collection attracted further donations, including those of contemporary artists. The expansion led in 1934 to the founding of t ... more details
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