Meštrović Gallery houses the masterpieces of Ivan Meštrović carved in marble, bronze, plaster and wood. The house was built based on Meštrović’s design (1931 – 1939), and was intended to be his family summer residence, working studio and exhibition space. It is surrounded by a Mediterranean garden which, with its bronze sculptures and the view of the sea and of central Dalmatian islands, makes a unique example of landscape architecture.

Ivan Meštrović is Croatia’s most famous artist – sculptor, painter, architect and writer. The works he created during the Secession and Art Deco periods (the first half of the 20th century) won recognition and numerous awards. He also received a number of commissions for public monuments. Meštrović lived and worked in several of European centers of art and culture (Rome, Paris, London, Cannes, Geneva and Zagreb). After World War II, he emigrated to the United States (Syracuse, New York and South Bend, Indiana), where he was offered positions as a professor of sculpture. President Dwight Eisenhower personally handed Meštrović his US passport when he was granted American citizenship in 1954. He also became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1960). Today, his works are exhibited in renowned European and American museums and galleries, as well as in public places. His art has been compared to that of Michelangelo and Rodin.

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