Institution history

In 1952, the Peasant Art Gallery was founded in Zagreb; from 1956 it operated under the name of the Gallery of Primitive Art, while since 1994, in line with a decision by the Croatian Parliament, its title has been the Croatian Museum of Naive Art. From the very beginning the establishment was organized and run according to strict museological principles, and is thus deemed to be the world’s first museum of naive art.

Activity:

Museum's activities is defined by the statutory legislation related to museums. Museum work is based on the systematic collecting, storing, restoration and conservation, presentation and permanent protection of museum collection from the area of museum jurisdiction.

Archive:

The Croatian Museum of Naive Art holds more than 1,600 works of art – paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints – mainly by Croatian artists.
The permanent display of the Museum was established according to the maxim: Naive Art as a Segment of Modern Art. Some eighty anthology-piece paintings and sculptures of a score of classics of the Croatian Naive are on display, from the early thirties to the 1980s. The focus is on Croatian artists – of the celebrated Hlebine School, and a few of the more highly-valued independent artists. In conjunction with their works, artworks of significant artists of other nations are also on show.

Services:

Providing technical assistance activities in the areas of museums, lectures the exercise of professional leadership, providing information services related to the museum activity, the organization of exhibitions, publishing of professional publications.