In April the Klovićeva Dvori Gallery will continue its cultural project of presenting the regions of Croatia with the exhibit “Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem”. This project was begun last year with the exhibit “Dalmatian Zagora – Unknown Land”, which was on display for longer than planned due to the public's great interest.

The International Tourism Fair Crotour 2009 will take place at Zagreb Fair from April 1st to 5th, under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and sponsored by the Croatian Tourist Board and the World Tourism Organization.

The Croatian Association of Innovators has awarded first place to Bakina Kuća for the original souvenirs with stories, “Argonauts” and “Croatian Navy”. The event where this took place was Arca, the 1st souvenir fair.

The Marton Museum in Samobor has exhibited rare pieces from its valuable collection “Magic of Porcelain” at the Sevres National Ceramics Museum in Paris.

The Art Pavilion celebrated its 110th anniversary in mid-December. As one of the oldest exhibition venues in this part of Europe, it has greatly contributed to the cultural life in Zagreb.

In the first eleven months of last year, Zagreb recorded more than a million overnights, or four percent more than in the same period for the previous year.

A great retrospective exhibition of works by Josip Račić is currently open at the Modern Gallery until March 15th. It presents the entire opus of one of the greatest painters of the Croatian Moderna (modern art movement). This exhibition is accompanied by a display of works by great painters such as Velasquez, Rubens, Van Dyck, Manet and Liebl.

At the end of last year, the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall celebrated 35 years of its existence. The history of this remarkable cultural institution has left a mark on Zagreb with its impressive repertoire and this year, again, a rich and innovative program has been prepared for its numerous patrons.