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Ivan
Meštrović
Gallery,
is
an
art
museum
in
Split,
Croatia
dedicated
to
the
work
of
the
20th-century
sculptor,
Ivan
Meštrović.
The
gallery
preserves
and
presents
to
the
public
the
most
significant
works
of
Meštrović,
and
is
in
itself
an
art
monument.
The
permanent
collection
includes
works
of
sculpture,
drawings,
design,
furniture
and
architecture.
Holdings
include
original
plaster
models
by
the
artist,
as
well
as
finished
works
in
bronze,
marble
and
wood.
The
gallery
building
and
grounds
were
based
on
original
plans
by
Meštrović
himself,
and
included
living
and
working
areas,
as
well
as
exhibition
spaces.
Not
far
from
the
gallery
lies
Kaštelet-Crikvine,
a
restored
chapel
that
houses
a
set
of
wooden
wall
panels
carved
by
Ivan
Meštrović.
The
gallery's
holdings
today
contain
192
sculptures,
583
drawings,
4
paintings,
291
architectural
plans
(almost
entirely
made
by
Ivan
Meštrović
and
dating
between
1898
and
1961),
and
2
furniture
sets,
one
of
which
is
made
according
to
Meštrović's
sketches
and
is
a
part
of
the
new
permanent
display
in
the
former
dining
room.
The
Ivan
Meštrović
Gallery
also
houses
168
works
of
art
owned
by
Ivan
Meštrović's
heirs.