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Sightseeing<br />
Photo by Ivana Stanesic<br />
Galleries<br />
Dubrovnik Art Gallery (Umjetnička<br />
galerija Dubrovnik)<br />
This 1930s mansion just outside the Old Town at Ploče is<br />
the place to see an extensive collection of Croatian modern<br />
paintings and sculpture which encompasses almost all<br />
important artists since the beginning of the 20th century.<br />
QL-5, Put Frana Supila 23, tel. (+385-20) 42 65 90, <strong>info</strong>@<br />
ug<strong>dubrovnik</strong>.hr, www.ug<strong>dubrovnik</strong>.hr. Open 09:00 -<br />
20:00. Closed Mon. Unified ticket.<br />
Otok Gallery, ARL (Galerija Otok, ARL)<br />
A gallery in the Dubrovnik Lazaret - the former quarantine<br />
houses - which now houses an artists’ community, including<br />
workshops and this gallery. Contemporary local art of<br />
an excellent standard.QL-5, Frana Supila 8, tel. (+385-20)<br />
32 46 33, arl@du.t-com.hr. Open 10:00 - 20:00. Admission<br />
free.<br />
The Dulčić, Masle, Pulitika Gallery/Ronald<br />
Brown Memorial House (Galerija<br />
Dulčić, Masle, Pulitika/Memorijalna<br />
kuća Ronald Brown)<br />
This fine house next to the Rector’s Palace is home to a gallery<br />
with some of the finest views in Europe - the windows<br />
look out onto the Cathedral, rivalling the artworks inside.<br />
The three painters that make up the gallery’s title are famous<br />
for painting local themes in eye-poppingly vivid<br />
style. Đuro Pulitika’s swirly, candy-coloured landscapes are<br />
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a particular joy, and it’s a wonder that this little-frequented<br />
attraction doesn’t get a whole lot more visitors. The<br />
building was repaired and renovated by the US Government<br />
and serves as a memorial to Secretary of Commerce<br />
Ronald Brown who in 1996 died in a plane crash flying to<br />
Dubrovnik.QD-3, Poljana Marina Držića 1, tel. (+385-20)<br />
32 31 72, <strong>info</strong>@ug<strong>dubrovnik</strong>.hr, www.ug<strong>dubrovnik</strong>.hr.<br />
Open 09:00 - 20:00. Closed Mon. Unified ticket.<br />
The Sponza Palace (Palača Sponza)<br />
For many, the most romantic of Dubrovnik’s buildings,<br />
with its gallery on Stradun and its mix of gothic and renaissance<br />
detail, this was always a public building. Directly<br />
facing Orlando’s column, the scene of all dramas of public<br />
life, Sponza housed the Republic’s mint and customs<br />
house - all the Republic’s trade passed through here. It was<br />
built 1516-1522 according to designs by Paskoje Miličević.<br />
Today, the graceful atrium is used as an exhibition space<br />
and venue for recitals. A room to the left as you enter is<br />
dedicated to the memory of fallen soldiers during the<br />
siege of Dubrovnik 1991-92 (Open 10:00 - 22:00. Admission<br />
free). The upper galleries were once the place where<br />
the city’s artists and intellectuals held salons. The building<br />
also contains the Dubrovnik State Archives, a treasure<br />
trove of documentation on the Republic. In the gift shop<br />
on the ground floor you can buy replicas of these historic<br />
documents; the archives themselves are mainly here for<br />
research purposes.QD-3, Svetog Dominika 1, tel. (+385-<br />
20) 32 10 32, dad@dad.hr, www.dad.hr. Open 10:00 -<br />
19:00. Admission 25kn.<br />
War Photo Limited<br />
A gallery dedicated to thought-provoking images of war<br />
by leading photographers - essential for anyone interested<br />
in the nature of conflict or simply in stunning - if<br />
sometimes disturbing - images.QC-2, Antuninska 6, tel.<br />
(+385-20) 32 21 66, <strong>info</strong>@warphotoltd.com, www.<br />
warphotoltd.com. Open 10:00 - 22:00. Admission 30 -<br />
40kn.<br />
Landmarks<br />
Boninovo cliffs<br />
It might be considered somewhat morbid that such an<br />
infamous location is becoming more and more a tourist<br />
attraction; the Boninovo Cliffs are known to the locals as<br />
a popular (though we are loathe to use such a word as<br />
‘popular’ here) suicide spot. The fence, which guards passing<br />
pedestrians against unfortunate demise, is now populated<br />
by a myriad array of padlocks, left there by couples to<br />
commemorate their very-much-alive love for each other.<br />
The view from here, and from the nearby benches, is spectacular,<br />
and it is all too easy to while away an hour in the<br />
dying heat of the day. It is bit a ten minute brisk walk from<br />
the Pile Gate of the Old City. It is at once both a place of<br />
reflection and sombre beauty. It’s best appreciated either<br />
at the height of the tourist influx (since they’re all in the<br />
Old City), or during the evening sunset, as life winds down<br />
along the coastline.<br />
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