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Culture & Art
Culture and art are essential attributes of Hvar. Lots of artists and musicians,
who enrich the European musical culture and heritage, live and work in Hvar.
Petar Hektorovic, Hannibal Lucic ecc. were born here. Their work has become
an integral part of the people living here.
Galleries, Museums
7000 years of history have left countless imprints on the island of Hvar.
The Archaeological Collection
In the building of the former Dominican monastery one of the most extraordinary
collections of Croatian ancient amphorae is located. Archaeological science has
shown that the island has been continuously inhabited since Neolithic times.
Hvar hs been explored thoroughly by archaeologists from all over the world.
The Franciscan Art Collection
The Franciscan monastery includes Hvar's most valuable collection of ancient
artists. The well-known 'Last Supper’ of magnificent size and workmanship was
created by an anonymous Venetian painter in the 17th century. The story tells
that his ship sank and he was rescued by the islanders. He created this artwork
and left it to the islandas a gift to say thank you. The Franciscan monastery is
a renaissance building built by local architects from 1461 to 1489.
The renaissance relief in the porch of the church, Mary with her baby, is a work
of Nikola Firentinac. It is widely regarded as one of the most valuable works of
the Venetian artist
The Bishop's Museum
The collection includes ancient paintings, documents, liturgical vestments, adorned with silver and gold embroidery, and liturgical objects, made of precious metals. Further more there is gothic, renaissance and baroque artwork.
Also the golden brass rod of bishop Pritic, made by goldsmith Pavao Dubravcic from Dubrovnik is worth seeing.
  
The Theatre of Hvar
The ancient theatre was built in 1612. At that time it was the only theatre in
Europe which opened its doors to all classes of society. The theatre has a
19th century interior with miniature boxes, a gorgeous stage, a fresco on the
ceiling and two frescoes on the stage walls. This fact makes going to the
theatre such a romantic adventure. The theatre was restored a couple of times;
two rows of the lodges are from 1800. Hvar’s inhabitants always enjoyed the
theatre lifeeven before the theatre was built. The performances took place
in front of the cathedral.
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