Special venues

Special venues – Magnificent halls in Croatia as hallmarks of history

Unique country with fantastic 1.778 kilometres of coastline and incredible 1.185 islands, Croatia is rich with cultural heritage which is revealed in numerous museums, galleries and churches. Among multitude of landmarks in Croatia, we wanted to point out several special venues for organizing of events, which attract attention of both domestic and foreign organizations.

VATROSLAV LISINSKI CONCERT HALL

Production and organization of ultimate music entertainments and numerous multi-media shows secured the leading position to the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in the music-concert activities in Croatia and surrounding region.

The Hall organizes film premieres, interesting exhibitions, and it often hosts international congresses and conventions.

The Concert Hall Vatroslav Lisinski has a Big Hall (1847 seats), Small Hall (304 seats), four meeting parlours, a large functional lobby, and three snack bars.

The construction of the Hall began in 1961. Beside designers and executioners, merits also go to the former City of Zagreb representatives, and the hall was named after Vatroslav Lisinski, composer of the first Croatian opera Love and Malice. www.lisinski.hr

CROATIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS – ILLYRIAN STATEROOM

Direct action for the founding of the Academy in Zagreb was initiated in 1860 by the Djakovo-Srem bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer.

Up to this day the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts organized more than one hundred scientific conventions.

Besides, numerous conferences dedicated to the study of history and economic development of Croatian regions and towns were organized, as well as scientific conventions on developmental problems in Croatia.

The Illyrian Stateroom (capacity of 220 seats) is particularly attractive for the organization of business meetings, receptions and promotions, and it is considered today to be the most beautiful classic interior in Croatia.

www.hazu.hr

CROATIAN INSTITUTE OF HISTORY – GOLDEN HALL

It was thus named due to the splendour emanating from all over the Hall.

The Hall is a gallery of Croatian art from the end of the 19th century in Zagreb, the interior of which is decorated with valuable paintings and sculptures by Croatian artists Csikos-Sessija, Frangeš, Medović, Tisov, and others.

The Golden Hall has the capacity of 60 seats, but when organizing events, due to specifics of the facility, it is not allowed to use conference and video equipment.

www.isp.hr

MARIN DRŽIĆ THEATRE

Named after the renowned Renaissance Dubrovnik comedy author (born in Dubrovnik in 1508, died in Venice in 1567), the theatre is situated in a building erected in 1865 in Dubrovnik.

It is operating as a professional theatre since 1944. Today the theatre can host various manifestations, from corporative to scientific, cultural and music events.

The central hall has 240 seats, and the theatre Bursa, as an additional hall, has 70 seats.

The theatre is equipped with modern audio-visual devices, professional technical and assisting staffs.

www.kazaliste-dubrovnik.hr

ISTRIAN ASSEMBLY HALL

Situated in the very old town centre of Poreč, the assembly hall was originally a Franciscan gothic church (13th century), the interior of which gained Baroque-style characteristics in the 18th century.

For decades now it has been the venue for numerous cultural-artistic projects of music-stage and fine-arts character, with the Annals of Poreč standing out for their representative form and continuity, where a great number of individual and group exhibitions are organized, promoting domestic and international artistic scene.

www.muzejporec.hr

S.G.

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