Zagreb’s cultural scene continues to expand with new and revitalised spaces that invite visitors to experience art and culture in both expected and surprising locations across the city.
HNK2 — Where the City Finds a New Voice
With the opening of HNK2 (Croatian National Theatre2), in Božidara Adžije street, Zagreb has gained a bold new stage that reflects its contemporary creative energy. Designed as a flexible performance space for theatre, opera, and dance, this venue offers audiences a more intimate and experimental way to experience the performing arts — a place where tradition meets the present moment.
Atelijer Meštrović — Art, Silence, and the Upper Town
Tucked away in the quiet streets of Zagreb’s Upper Town, the recently reopened Atelijer Meštrović offers a deeply personal encounter with the work and life of sculptor Ivan Meštrović. Surrounded by preserved interiors, gardens, and courtyards, visitors move through spaces where art was once created, making this not just a museum visit, but a reflective pause within the city’s historic heart.
Photo by Damir Žižić, Atelier Meštrović Archives
Piano of Hope — A Musical Goodbye
As their journey comes to an end, departing travelers may encounter the Piano of Hope in the departures area of Franjo Tuđman Airport. While passengers wait to board their flights, this historic instrument — rescued from the Croatian Music Institute after the 2020 earthquake — invites them to pause, listen, or play, offering a quiet and emotional farewell and a final cultural memory of Zagreb to carry into the journey ahead.
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