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Polyptych of St. Martin

Polyptych dedicated to St. Martin for the cathedral of St. Anastasia in Zadar is the work of Vittore Carpaccio, a master painter of the Italian Renaissance, from the 15th century

St. Nicholas Fortress in Šibenik

In 2017, St. Nicholas Fortress in Šibenik was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site list

Island of Mljet, shipwreck with Iznik pottery

The ship of Venetian origin was discovered in 2006 in the Shallows of St. Paul off the coast of Mljet. Ottoman pottery from the town of Iznik is part of the outstanding archaeological finds from the site.

Tapestry «July-August» from the Zagreb Archdiocese

Extremely valuable cycle of six tapestries "Months in the Year" from 1710 was the gift from the Empress Maria Theresa to Franjo Thauszy, Bishop of Zagreb

Polyptych of St. Bernardino of Siena

Polyptych of St. Bernardino of Sienna from the church of St. Bernardino in Kampor is the work of brothers Antonio and Bartolomeo Vivarini from 1458

Duzluk, Orahovica Monastery, Church of St. Nicholas

Presentation of the results of interdisciplinary research of the church and monastery, as well as conservation and restoration research of wall paintings will be held on Friday, 19th October 2018 at 12 o’clock in the church of St. Nicholas.

Križevci, Church of the Holy Cross

During the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Croatian Conservation Institute presents the results of the completed conservation and restoration of the altar of the Holy Cross from the church of the same patrocinium in Križevci.

Šibenik, Cathedral of St. Jacob

Completed phases of conservation in the interior of the St. Jacob’s Cathedral, as well as the finished conservation of stone sculpture Annunciation, wooden sculpture of St. Peter, and the painting of Our Lady of Tears will be presented during the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

Šibenik, Church of St. Barbara

During the European Year of Cultural Heritage, completed conservation and restoration of the altar and antependium of St. Barbara from the church of the same patrocinium in Šibenik will be presented.

Belec, Church of St. George

During the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Croatian Conservation Institute presents the results of research and conservation of the Church of St. George in Belec.

Končanica, Castle Dioš (Mary's Court)

In the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Croatian Conservation Institute presents the results of historical research and documentation of Castle Dioš in Končanica.

Kalnik, Church of St. Brice

During the European Year of Cultural Heritage, Croatian Conservation Institute presents the results of completed conservation and restoration carried out on wall paintings in the Church of St. Brice in Kalnik.

Turčišće – Goričan, Archaeological Park

CCi and Domašinec County are honored to invite you to the exhibition “Domašinec and Turčišće in the light of archaeological finds” on Saturday, 29th September at 14 o’clock at Dom kulture in Domašinec.

Osijek, "Art Nouveau Series" on Europska Avenija Street

During the European Year of Cultural Heritage, results of previous research of housing facilities on the Europska Avenija Street in Osijek will be presented.

European Year of Cultural Heritage

Events organized by the Croatian Conservation Institute

'Portal' Journal

Croatian Conservation Institute's periodical, Portal, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually since 2010. Directed at presenting research and professional papers on investigations, treatments, results, theoretical reflections and historical overviews, Portal is open to all those who wish to contribute, professionally and scholarly, to the reflection and promotion of art conservation and restoration. Owing to its comprehensive abstracts in English, the basic content of each paper is also available to international experts.

International Projects

Tracing the Art of the Straub Family

The Claustra Project – “Stone Barriers of the Roman Empire” Approved by the IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Slovenia-Croatia

EwaGlos – European Illustrated Glossary for Conservation Terms of Wall Painting and Architectonic Surfaces

Selected Topics

Secrets of Colours. A 15th-Century Handbook on the Preparation of Paints

Segreti per colori [Secrets of colours] is a collection of recipes for the preparation of paints, translated into Croatian for the first time in this Croatian Conservation Institute’s edition. The text, also known as the Bologna Manuscript, is a valuable source of insight into the technology of paint manufacture in the late Middle Ages.

Iznik – Ottoman Pottery from the Depths of the Adriatic

The bilingual catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the Mimara Museum (May 18th – Sep 13th, 2015) and the Ethnographic Museum in Dubrovnik (Jul 15th – Sep 30th, 2016). The exhibition raised much interest among both the general and international professional public, presenting valuable archaeological material from a merchant ship that sank in the late 16th century in the Sveti Pavao shallows, off the island of Mljet.

The Renovation of St. James's Cathedral in Šibenik

Croatian Conservation Institute began in 2012 with the documenting, investigating and conservation trials on the stone sculpture in the interior of the presbytery and the main apse of St. James’s Cathedral in Šibenik. A major architectural achievement of the 15th and 16th century in Croatia, the Cathedral of Šibenik has won its global recognition in 2000, when it was entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Church of St. Mark in Zagreb: architecture, history, conservation

The collection of six papers on the history of St. Mark’s Church was published to mark the completion of its year-long renovation. Croatian Conservation Institute, which supervised the larger part of the renovation, initiated the monograph, aiming to compile all existing insights into the construction history of the church, which revealed it to be a particularly multi-layered monument.