Arsenal

Hvar's Theatre & Arsenal

The Gallery of Modern Art in Hvar was established in 1957, thanks to the relentless efforts of Dr. Grgo Gamulin and Dr. Niko Duboković. It is located in the Arsenal building, in the lobby of The Historic Theatre of Hvar, and it was given the name Arsenal after the renovation in 1984. Dr. Grgo Gamulin, one of the leading experts in the field of Croatian contemporary art at the time, devised the first permanent display and the newly-made collection reflected the tendencies in Croatian fine arts of the transitional period in the 1950s, the period when the avant-garde art was born and when the synthesis of figurative qualities provided the starting point for the artists’ journey to abstraction.
Grgo Gamulin’s permanent display has remained the central and the most valuable part of the collection holdings.
In 1984, the Gallery was renovated and became a part of The Centre for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Hvar. Dr. Kruno Prijatelj made a few suggestions regarding the permanent display: the selected works aimed to illustrate the longest possible period in the development of painting in the former state and painters from Hvar and Dubrovnik were grouped together.
Today, the Arsenal Gallery is a collection within the Hvar Heritage Museum. The permanent display, containing the most valuable paintings, sculptures and prints from the Museum holdings, and various organised temporary exhibitions.

Arsenal
Hvar
Phone: 021 741 009
E-mail: muzej.hvarske.bastine@gmail.com

Franciscan Monastery

Hvar, Franciscan monastery
Church collection containing paintings of the old masters, sculptures, liturgy objects and equipment, church attire, numismatic collection, rare books and manuscripts and a valuable library. It also contains the most famous painting of the old masters on the island: ”The Last Supper” by Mateo Ponzoni Pončun from early 17th century. Monastery garden has a unique centennial cypress tree.

Franciscan Monastery
Hvar, Križa
Phone: +385 (0)21 741 193

Art collection Hanibal Lucić

Art collection Hanibal Lucić
Hvar, Groda
Benedictine Nunnery
Phone: +385 (0)21 741 052

Treasury of the cathedral of Hvar

The museum is located in the Bishop’s Palace. There are exhibited artworks of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque stylistic features. There is also a rich collection of ecclesiastical vestments and liturgical dishes. Among the exhibits stand out the chasuble and chalice of Bishop Tomasini from the 15th century and bishop’s staff (pastoral) of gilded brass of bishop Pritić, work of Pavle Dubravčić from Dubrovnik from the 16th century. Especially valuable are bust of St. Stjepan, protector of the Hvar municipality, from the 17th century; chasuble and pluvial from the 15th century, with an exceptional figural embroidery, and the classical silver bust of the co-protector (co-guardian) of Hvar, St. Prosperus from the 18th century. As a curiosity we highlight the cloak of the last Venetian doge (end of the 18th century), which was redone into pluvial. In the treasury are also exhibited icons from the Hvar churches of Our Lady of Anuncijata and Our Lady of Kruvenica from the 14th and 15th century and images from other churches of the island of Hvar.

Treasury of the cathedral of Hvar
Hvar, Trg Sv. Stjepana
Bishop`s museum
Phone: +385 (0)21 743 126

Hydro-archaeological collection – fortress

Hydro-archaeological collection – fortress
Hvar, fortress
Phone: +385 (0)21 717 126
Mob: +385 (0)91 474 1013

Hanibal Lucić’s Summer Residence

Hvar, Hanibal's Summer house

Hanibal Lucić’s Summer Residence (around 1530) is a lovely example of the Renaissance architecture of country houses. It consists of two buildings and a large fenced garden in the Renaissance style, but with clearly visible Late Gothic features. The complex is located in the fields, outside the town walls.
The summer residence is typical of the Dalmatian Renaissance architecture, which is not surprising since local masters took part in its building. They worked with builders and stonemasons from Korčula and Brač and it is likely that the builders and the masters supplied the stonework from their native islands. The summer residence can be accessed via the main town square.

Hanibal Lucić’s Summer Residence
Hvar, Dolac
Phone: +385 (0)21 741 009
www.muzejhvar.com

Archaeological collection and lapidary of Dr. Grga Novak

Archaeological collection and lapidary of Dr. Grga Novak
Hvar, Sv. Marak
Hvar Heritage museum
Phone: +385 (0)21 741 009
www.muzejhvar.com

Ivan Vučetić Museum of Mystery

Hvar, Kroz Burak 39

The museum is an interpretation center dedicated to one of the most important pioneers of forensic science. He is the first man that used fingerprints to solve crimes. The Ivan Vučetić Museum of Mystery is located in the house where this great man lived and worked while living in Hvar, in the very center of the town of Hvar. This interpretive center pays tribute to Ivan Vučetić, whose revolutionary achievements shaped the field of forensics as it is known today.

Šoša Gallery

Paintings, sculptures and something that will always remind you of Hvar. The colouristic playfulness of the summer, the deep feeling of the sea and it’s discrete touch of flora and fauna are the main subject in the gallery.

Šoša Gallery
Petar Hektorovića 1, 21450 Hvar
Owner: Sonja Šoša
Phone: +385 (0)21 718 498
Mob: +385 (0)91 559 7025
Email: sosahvar@gmail.com
www.sosahvar.com

Made in Hvar Gallery

Handmade gifts, paintings and decor.

Made in Hvar Gallery
Trg Sv. Stjepana 18
Owner: Iva A. Boras
Mob: +385 (0)98 168 7864
Email: boras@writeme.com

Hvaroom gallery

Resembling an art studio or creative room which also serves as a living space. Apart from paintings and sculptures, the gallery also offers a variety of textile articles, author postcards and books.

Hvaroom gallery
Trg Sv. Stjepana bb, 21450 Hvar
Owner: Maja Jelušić
Phone: +385 (0)21 741 264
Mob: +385 (0)91 5713797
Email: hvaroom@yahoo.com
www.hvaroom.com