Exhibition “Architect Ignjat Fischer”

Until October 23rd, the Museum of Arts and Crafts will feature an exhibition, “Architect Ignjat Fischer”. This exhibition is dedicated to the first man to design unique structures in Zagreb as well as the rest of Croatia; his works greatly influenced Croatian architecture of the 20th century.

Until October 23rd, the Museum of Arts and Crafts will feature an exhibition, “Architect Ignjat Fischer”, which is dedicated to the man whose architectural works left a mark on the development of Zagreb.

Ignjat Fischer was born in 1870 and his architectural career spanned four decades. He was often the first person to design unique structures in Zagreb as well as the rest of Croatia: the first secession structure in Croatia (the Rado House on Strossmayer Square, dating from 1897); the first building in Zagreb purposely designed as a cinema (Apollo Cinema on Ilica, dating from 1911, which is nowadays home to the Kerempuh Theatre); the first private polyclinic in Zagreb (The Sanatorium, nowadays called the Children’s Hospital on Klaićeva Street, which dates from 1908); the first modern department store (Kastner & Öhler, where the modern-day Nama is located on Ilica, which dates from 1913); as well as the first structures based on art deco style (the pavilions of Zagrebački zbor, dating from 1922); etc.

Ignjat Fischer’s works greatly influenced Croatian architecture of the 20th century and, despite his prolific career, this exhibition is the first time that all of his works are being presented in one location. The exhibition also represents the architect’s family background, and special attention was dedicated to the commissioners of Fischer’s projects, who were mostly renowned members of the society and the intellectual elite of Zagreb at the time. Along with this exhibition, an extensive monograph of the architect’s works has also been published.