The second edition of the festival that opens the doors of closed buildings

Attractive architectural tours around Zagreb are again planned

The second Open House Zagreb Festival awaits us from October 18-20 .

The first edition took place in October 2023 and promoted 35 attractive buildings that physically and symbolically represent some of Zagreb's best architectural examples. It offered new visions of the city and personal views of objects from different eras and different purposes, objects whose secrets were revealed during the Festival. 42 architects, art historians, conservators, librarians, anthropologists, archivists, designers, curators, two academics and urban sociologists were involved in the festival management, while 30 volunteers, mostly students, participated in the realization of the program.

Continuing the exceptional success of the first FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSE ZAGREB, the second festival season is designed around several thematic units. "Revitalization of architectural heritage" "Viktor Kovačić" and "Urban entities".

More details about the first unit

The first unit was imposed by the real situation of the reconstruction of many Zagreb public and personal spaces, institutions and private buildings damaged during the two earthquakes that devastated the city in 2020. The topic entitled "Revitalization of architectural heritage" will introduce citizens to the specific process of restoration of most heritage buildings and, in some cases, also to restorations that are not related to the earthquake.

With expert guidance, visitors will be able to see:

ART PAVILION, Trg Kralja Tomislava 22 KALLINA HOUSE, Gundulićeva 20 RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS BUILDING RADOVAN, Masarykova 22 PETI KUPE, Trnjanska cesta 5 RUĐER BOŠKOVIĆ INSTITUTE COMPLEX, Bijenička cesta 54 TITUŠA BREZOVAČKO GYMNASIUM, Jurja Habdelića 1 CONVENT OF SISTERS OF MERCY WITH THE CHURCH OF ST. VINKA PAULSKOG, Frankopanska 17 OŠ DR IVAN MERZ, Račko 4 TWO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, Padovčeva 8 VJEVERICA KINDERGARTEN, Ksaverska cesta 14 FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Trg Marko Marulića 19 EUROTOWER, Ul. Ivana Lučića 2a BUILDING OF WORKERS' UNIVERSITY "MOŠE PIJADE", Ul. of the city of Vukovar 68 FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, Lepušićeva St. 6 RECONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADING OF BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, Petrova 140 RESIDENTIAL – BUSINESS BUILDING, Bakačeva 3 EX HOUSE WASSERTHALL XX, CROATIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING, Rockefellerova 2 CROATIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Demetrova St. 1 APARTMENT BUILDING, Zorkovačka 2-4 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LORD, Preobraženska St. 4 GREEN PAVILION, STUDENT RESTAURANT NEXT TO THE FACULTY OF AGRONOMY, FACULTY OF AGRONOMY, Svetošimunska cesta 25 MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE CONTAINER, Odranska 1/1.

More details about the second unit

The theme "Viktor Kovačić" is connected with two important anniversaries: 150 years since the birth and 100 years since the death of the great Croatian architect who was declared the father of modern Croatian architecture.

All interested visitors will be able to see:

THE PALACE OF THE ZAGREB STOCK EXCHANGE, Trg hrvatskih velikana 3 THE CHURCH OF SAINT BLAŽ, Prilaz Gjura Deželić 64 ORŠIĆ – DIVKOVIĆ RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, VIKTOR KOVAČIĆ'S APARTMENT, 21 JESUITSKI SQUARE Masarykova Street, FRANK HOUSE, 33 Hebrangova / Mažuranićev Square 1 SLAVEX AND SVAČIĆ'S HOUSE SQUARE, Svačićev trg 13 ROKOV PERIVOJ

The topic "Urban Entities" will present some of the parts of the city that attract a lot of attention from citizens:

CJVETNO NESELJE, GRAD MLADIH, Aleja Hrvatske mladeži 19 RESIDENTIAL BLOCK GIFT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ZAGREB, "LITTLE VATICAN" VOCARS NESELJE NESLEY ISTRANA AND THE DISABLED MEMORIAL PARK DOTRŠČINA STREET CITY OF VUKOVARA ZAPRUĖ DEŽMANOV PROLAZ

Companion program

As part of the Festival, a theme entitled "Meeting with an architect" will be organized, which includes conversations with extremely important architects who marked certain epochs – Hildegard Auf-Franić, Branko Silađin and Milan Šosterič …