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- One of the most unusual museums in Croatia is the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb. The collection traces its origins to a real-life breakup, between that of its co-founders, Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić, in 2006.
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Feb 14, 2023 · Located in a former palace in the old town of Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, the museum displays objects sourced from heartbroken lovers worldwide alongside text telling each item’s story.
Mar 14, 2016 · The museum dates back a decade as a conceptual art installation in Zagreb, Croatia, by film producer Olinka Vištica and sculptor Drazen Grubisic after their own four-year relationship imploded....
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Mar 7, 2016 · Founded in 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia, by film producer Olinka Vištica and sculptor Drazen Grubišic after their own four-year relationship went sour, the Museum of Broken Relationships embarked...
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The inspiration behind the Museum of Broken Relationships was a toy bunny. Sculptor Dražen Grubišić knew his romance with Olinka Vištica, a film director, had run its course — and she knew it too. The relationship was over, they agreed, but one question remained: Who would get the rabbit? The toy rabbit had been a symbol of their affection. When on...
Thus in 2006 the Museum of Broken Relationships was born. Its beginnings were humble: the rabbit and a few annotated donations from friends were housed in a cargo container that sat outside the Croatian Artists’ Union’s annual salon. But the response from the community was immediate and overwhelming. People came in droves, and they didn’t just want...
Things take a darker turn in the room of Rage and Fury, where plinths feature broken and destroyed objects, like the ax a man used to relieve his feelings about being broken up with: He chopped up all his girlfriend’s abandoned furniture (an experience he says was deeply cathartic). There’s also the snapped-off car mirror a jilted girlfriend kept a...
So what’s it like to wander the Museum of Broken Relationships? By all accounts, the experience is a bizarre and intimate one. Some have described the rooms as dark and romantically lit, while others find them dim but austere, the bare white walls peaceful. The objects themselves are displayed on white pedestals, and they are always annotated; the ...
Curious about the museum but not sure you’re going to find yourself in Croatia soon? Not to worry. The Museum of Broken Relationships has popped upin both Los Angeles and New York in recent years, fed by the donations of America’s brokenhearted. You can also experiencesome of the collection virtually and bear witness to the weird, the hilarious, an...
Jun 8, 2018 · The Museum of Broken Relationships lies between Saint Mark’s Church and Saint Catherine’s in Zagreb ’s Upper Town. On Saturdays in the Croatian capital, brides and grooms rotate for ...
- Christine Bednarz
Since 2016 the Museum of Broken Relationships can be found in two cities; the original one is located at the Upper Town in Zagreb, Croatia, while the newly founded one was located in Los Angeles, USA.
The Museum of Broken Relationships is a collection of relationships and in fact an emotional rollercoaster. The first privately owned museum in Zagreb and a winner of the European Museum Kenneth Hudson Award in 2011.
