Experts' Choice Award Museum of Broken Relationships
What the experts agree on
This quirky museum transforms heartbreak into art through donated mementos and personal stories, creating an unexpectedly moving exploration of love's messy reality. A cult-favorite that's become Zagreb's most visited museum.
“Has generated a fascinating and complex collection.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "Subtly illustrating the tragicomedy that is love, it is now one of Zagreb's most visited museum." Full review
Afar Magazine "It was nice to visit the museum, there was a private party happening and there was live music, which made the visit very pleasant (since it was pouring down outside)." Full review
Afar Magazine "Zagreb's Museum of Broken Relationships has a way of sneaking up on you." Full review
Time Out "Starting as a playfully ironic art installation and subsequently an international touring exhibition that become something of a global cult." Full review
Independent "Duck out of the bracing cold into the Museum of Broken Relationships, full of everyday artifacts meaningful only to the lovers who sent, gave back or fought over them"
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Rough Guide "Arrived on a rainy day? Seek out the Museum of Broken Relationships. In terms of ingenuity and peal, it outshines most."
Rough Guide "There's plenty to ogle at this unique museum in Zagreb, where any amorous feeling will be shattered by illuminating stories of relationship failures and disasters. The trauma is further..."
National Geographic "My city's best museums are Klovićevi Dvori, Lauba Gallery, and MSU — for art — and the Museum of Broken Relationships for a unique commentary on love"
National Geographic "The Museum of Broken Relationships, founded by a former romantic couple, pays homage to failed relationships with a poignant collection of quirky mementos—from handcuffs to rubber..."
Condé Nast Traveler "It has museums and galleries that are as culturally enriching, or as quirky as you could wish (see the Museum of Broken Relationships)"
