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This was a large port warehouse originally built in the 16th century, with a major reconstruction in 1752., the Arsenal was the centre of naval activity in Zadar and played an important role in the Venetian domination of the Adriatic. Both military and commercial vessels relied on the Arsenal for equipment, supplies, and weapons, with much of this produced within the facilities.
The ships were built and serviced in the canal just outside the building, which now is marked by the road that curves past its facade.
The captains tower gallery
The Captain´s Tower is the home of HDLU Zadar (Croatian Association of Artists Zadar).
Gallery Captain´s Tower is located on the Five Wells Square in the eponymous tower, part of the medieval fortifications of the city from the 13th century. The tower is now used as an exhibition space for the Croatian Association of Artists Zadar.
Town’s loggia
Narodni trg, HR-23000 Zadar
Tel: +385 (0)23 251 851
Open for visitors:
Monday-Saturday: 8-20 h; Sunday: 9-13 h
Closed on holidays.
Rector’s palace
Historical sources mention Rector´s Palace in Zadar as soon as the 13th century. From that time until today the edifice has gone through many changes, including the last reconstruction and the grand re-opening on February 10th 2017.
Various cultural events take place in Rector´s Palace – museums expositions, concert halls, halls for temporary exhibitions, video gallery and multimedia theater. In the newly opened exhibition spaces are presented the collections of four departments of the National Museum in Zadar. A continuous exhibition “Six Salon Story” is presented on the first floor with six historic environments that speak about people in Zadar and their time.
Gallery of fine arts in Zadar
Gallery of Fine Arts was founded after WWII on October 10, 1948 in a wholly devastated city. From it’s founding date up to 1963 it was an independent institution. It is the first institution of its kind in Zadar that is engaged in collecting, preserving and presenting artistic material for the most part dating from the XXth century.
Without figurative art activity and lacking a tradition there was nothing to begin with. Due to unfortunate historical reasons, figurative art in Zadar, in contradistinction to cities where contemporary figurative art is a continuation of a powerful artistic tradition, does not stem out of a continuous development. That is why the idea to found a Gallery of Art was inestimable. The initial holdings of 80 works has grown through acquisitions and donations to 1.700 art objects. About 30.000 negatives of Ante Brkan’s photo-reporting opus have to be added to this number.