In 1972 the Exhibition of Religious Art was first started in the Benedictine Monastery of St. Mary, it is a popular exhibition and usually called ‘the Gold and Silver of Zadar’.

The exhibition is large and modern, the precious metals are presented in glass casings in 8 halls. It includes the reconstructed interior of the old Croatian Church of St. Nediljica from the 11th century.

Furthermore, there are manuscripts, sculptures, embroideries, tapestries, reliefs and more, which is evidence of the rich past of Zadar from the 8th – 18th century.

This priceless treasure has been preserved by the Benedictine nuns throughout the years, as well as during the war, and some valuable exhibit items – lace, church fabrics embroidered with golden threads – were produced by the nuns themselves. The particular preciousness, charm, and importance of the exhibited items is in the fact that they are, to a great extent, works of locally known and unknown masters or are closely connected with Zadar and the Zadar region.

Opening hours
Summer months (May – September)
Monday – Saturday 10.00 – 13.00 / 18.00 – 20.00
Sunday and national holidays 10.00 – 13.00

Winter months (October – April)
Monday – Saturday 10.00 – 12.30 / 17.00 – 18.30
Sunday and national holidays 10.00 – 12.30

Additional feast days when only open in mornings:
January 15th – Feast of St. Anastasia, February 10th – Feast of St. Scholasticism, March 21st – Spomendan St. Benedict, Good Friday (movable holiday), July 11th – Feast of St. Benedict, September 8th – Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, September 15th Feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Address
Trg opatice Cike 1, 23000 Zadar

Contact
telephone +385 23 250 496
e-mail sicu@benediktinke-zadar.com
website benediktinke-zadar.com/izlozbe/