Zagreb - Museum of Mimara

(Local Name: Muzej Mimara) The Museum of Mimara (Muzej Mimara) was created by the city of Zagreb to house the collection donated by Ante Topic Mimara in 1972. Mimara was a private collector from Zagreb, who spent most of his life in Austria. The Museum of Mimara is housed in an 1895 Neo-Renaissance building designed by German architects Ludwig and Hulsner.

The extensive collection covers a wide range of items from a variety of locations and time periods. The archaeological collection contains pieces from Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, the Middle East, the Far East, India, and Inca and Pre-Inca South America. There is a large glass collection from Europe and other Mediterranean countries, furniture from the middle ages, and sculptures from ancient Greece. Paintings include works by Dutch artists Rembrandt and Ruisdael, Italian artists Raphael, Veronese, Flemish painters Bosch, Rubens, and Van Dyck, and Spanish painters, Velazques, Murillo and Goya. French and English artists are represented by the works of Renoir, Degas, Boucher, and Delacroix. Sculptures by Auguste Roden and Jean-Antoine Houdon are also on display.