Klovićevi dvori Gallery
Exhibition gallery in a former Jesuit monastery on the Upper Town, used for large temporary shows.
The gallery occupies the former Jesuit monastery on Jezuitski trg, at the southern edge of Zagreb's Upper Town. The Jesuits settled on the site early in the seventeenth century and built the adjoining church of St Catherine and a college whose pupils included generations of the city's elite. After the order was suppressed the complex served as a barracks and later as a secondary school, and the buildings were adapted for exhibition use in the early 1980s. The gallery took its present name in 1982 in honour of the Renaissance miniaturist Julije Klović.
Klovićevi dvori has no standing collection on permanent display and works mainly as a venue for large temporary exhibitions, ranging from old masters and Croatian modern art to archaeology, photography and design. It also holds a collection of donated works built up since the 1980s, presented periodically, and manages the Lotrščak Tower on the nearby Strossmayer promenade. The arcaded inner courtyard is used in summer for concerts and open-air programmes, and an education studio runs workshops for children.
Highlights
- Seventeenth-century Jesuit monastery with an arcaded courtyard
- Large temporary exhibitions rather than a permanent collection
- Collection of artworks donated to the gallery since the 1980s
- Also manages the Lotrščak Tower above the Lower Town
