Museum of Broken Relationships

Museum of Broken Relationships

Museum of Broken Relationships
4.2
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
About
Museum of Broken Relationships is a physical and virtual public space created with the sole purpose of treasuring and sharing your heartbreak stories and symbolic possessions. It is a museum about you, about us, about the ways we love and lose. At its core, the Museum is an ever-growing collection of items, each a memento of a relationship past, accompanied by a personal, yet anonymous story of its contributor. Unlike ‘destructive’ self-help instructions for recovery from grief and loss, the Museum offers the chance to overcome an emotional collapse through creativity - by contributing to its universal collection.
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  • El buen comidista
    60 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Entertaining museum, it was the first time we went and admission costs 7€. We have never seen anything like it, it is a small museum dedicated to objects that represent the end of a loving relationship between what we can still call two people today. Each object has an explanation that you will find in a book that you are given at the entrance of the museum and that you then have to return. It was a unique and special visit, some stories are sad and others very funny. May not emotions and enjoy it that with good attitude everything looks better!
    Estimado viajero, muchas gracias por su comentario. Nos alegra saber que disfrutó de la muestra al igual que de la traducción que ofrecemos para los visitantes. Saludos cordiales, el equipo de Brokenships.
    Written October 18, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited August 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 24, 2024
  • gregsf11
    San Francisco, California850 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Impressed with the financial cleverness of whoever thought of this. See, if you want to make money by starting your own museum, you can rent a space and all that, but you probably have to invest a lot of capital by actually acquiring, you know, museum-worthy... stuff. This museum avoids that problem entirely, by putting up a bunch of donated junk, most of which would be impossible to sell at a yard sale, and posting some stories above it. Admittedly some of the stories are engaging. But in the end, you're just paying -and paying a not insignificant amount - to read some stories and see someone's unwanted junk.
    Dear Gregsf11, we are glad you aknowledge some of the stories are engaging, as the main objective of the museum is to make the visitor go through an emotional path with the different displayed stories. Wish you the best, Brokenships team!
    Written July 22, 2024
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    Visited April 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 4, 2024
  • Scott B
    264 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a fascinating and moving boutique museum in the heart of the beautiful old upper town in Zagreb. The collection includes a variety of objects and artifacts submitted by people documenting relationships that had ended. Most of them deal with romantic relationships, but some deal with family members, and even people separated by war and other global events. Some of the exhibits are laugh out loud funny, and some are very emotional and moving. This is one of my favorite small museums I’ve ever been to, and one of the things I most recommend when visiting Zagreb.
    Dear Scott, Thanks for your review, we are glad you liked it so much. Stories are as varied as the types of emotions behind them and as the types of relationships they represent, so everyone can find something to connect with. Best wishes, Brokenships Team
    Written February 24, 2025
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited January 2025
    Traveled as a couple
    Written January 17, 2025
  • Astur67
    Brussels, Belgium2,676 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    On my first visit to Zagreb last year, I walked past but did not visit. In this second, I decided to take the plunge and enter. For seven euros, which is what it costs for an adult, you have access to a unique and special experience. When you pay, they give you a book in the language you want, with the translation of the legends that accompany the objects that are presented. And there is the secret: the interaction between random objects ("random"), chosen by those who gave them up to present themselves there, and the stories narrated by their former holders. Many of them reflect stories of love, but not all of them. The one that struck me the most was the one at the door... but better not write down what it's about so you can find out on your own.
    Estimado Astur, muchas gracias por su comentario. Nos alegra saber que en su segunda visita a Zagreb visitó nuestro museo. Lo esperamos una vez más ya que en marzo estaremos renovando la exhibición. Esperamos que le guste. Cordialmente, el equipo de Brokenships.
    Written February 24, 2025
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    Visited February 2025
    Traveled solo
    Written February 15, 2025
  • AMD907
    Anchorage, Alaska333 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The museum is a greta idea. It has a collection of items and short stories about the items and the broken relationship they represent. Some are sad, some are funny, a range of stories for a range of relationships (they're not all the breakups of romantic relationships). The ticket price is reasonable considering it is a small musuem.
    Dear visitor, we are glad you liked the idea. Thanks for your comment and letting other future visitors know what to expect. Best regards from the Brokenships team!
    Written July 22, 2024
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    Visited April 2024
    Traveled solo
    Written April 6, 2024
  • sophieshack
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    As someone whose heart has felt itself break, this museum was a beautiful collection that reminded me how shared pain is across the human experience. It was a sort of comfort to know we are not alone and can grow from our situations no matter how much time or healing it may take. The museum was bigger than I expected, as well as clean and understandable. The descriptions beside each object are easy to navigate, some even flow like poetry. There are a variety of stories from romantic to familial to friendships. It was eye opening and heartbreaking and I loved it. Highly recommend to everyone especially those who have felt pain in their hearts before.
    Dear Sophie, thank you for such a thoughtful review. It is nice knowing you enjoyed it that much and that reading all the stories from people around the world gave you some comfort in your own experience. Hope to see you again, the Brokenships team.
    Written September 9, 2024
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    Visited August 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written August 1, 2024
  • good_ants
    Doha, Qatar681 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This small, creative - if emotional - museum is Zagreb's most popular for good reason! Aside from the great location, and flowing, inviting layout, the idea behind it is (oddly) a winner. "Everybody hurts" as Athens, Georgia's greatest band once crooned [which could/should be the theme song for this place!] and the curators have made that blunt, funny, real, deep, really deep, and yes sad. Definitely worth a visit if in Zagreb....and you will! *Please don't "kick me out" TA, just because I'm too stingy with my "5's" and drop these "strong fours" all too often! Please....
    Dear good_ants, 4 out of 5 is still a very good qualification, all an all it makes us wanting more! Thanks for your review. We are glad you had such a nice experience. Best regards from the Brokenships team!
    Written December 28, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited October 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written October 12, 2024
  • RBonTheLake
    York, South Carolina656 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A very interesting museum with people’s sad stories not only of breakups but of lost relationships with a child, parent, or in one case, in-laws. A few funny ones but most are sad. I hope donating the item and telling their story was healing for those who contributed. It was well worth 45 minutes or so to go through it.
    Dear RBon, thanks for your review, definitely donating these objects is part of a bigger healing process each donor goes through. We hope you enjoyed the exhibition. Best regards from the Brokenships team.
    Written October 18, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited September 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written September 25, 2024
  • Antonia Š
    3 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The Museum of Broken Relationships is one of my most interesting museum visits. There are many stories about objects that people have donated to the museum - some sad and some funny. This is my second visit to the museum and I like that it is not the same exhibition as the first because of completely new and different objects and stories. I recommend.
    Dear Antonia, good news for you, next year we will be having another new exhibition! So good excuse to come back one more time to Zagreb! Best regards from the Brokenships team!
    Written December 28, 2024
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited September 2024
    Traveled with friends
    Written October 18, 2024
  • twowardspain
    Barbarroja, Spain219 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Thank goodness for small, independent 'museums maybe' like these, in Zagreb, at the moment. All the main museums and art galleries are closed for restoration, after the 2020 earthquake, so we were grateful for this and others like it. Our first reaction was that exhibits and commentaries were a little self-indulgent, but as we walked through the rooms and read different stories, we certainly changed our opinions. I won't repeat what other reviewers have said, about the content and the original idea, but we were moved and will definitely have a lasting memory of the place.
    Dear visitor twowardspain, we are glad you continued reading all the stories. The curators of the museum designed in such a way where all the emotions develop. Thanks for your review, we are glad you enjoyed it. Cheers from the Brokenships team.
    Written February 24, 2025
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Visited January 2025
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 9, 2025
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Zarino Zappia
Liverpool, UK111 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Couples
Are you the sort of person who likes the window seat in your local cafe, so you can watch people as they go past, and wonder what they’re doing with their day, what their life is like? If so—like me—you’ll probably like this museum.

Really this place is about the stories behind each object, rather than the objects themselves – although some of the objects do have a certain beauty about them, especially once you know their context.

I was particularly reassured to see all sorts of “relationships” represented -– heterosexual, LGBT+, romantic, aromantic, familial, friendships.

The collection is spread across a number of small rooms, which can get a bit crowded when the museum is busy. The furthest rooms are nice and cool during hot days, but the ones near the start/end can get quite stuffy.

The gift shop is somewhat overpriced – I was able to order the hardback book (of the entire collection) from Amazon for less than half the price it was in the giftshop. (Sorry gift shop! But we did order two iced coffees from the museum bar to compensate!)

As others have noted, there is a lot to read here, so if that’s not your bag, I’d recommend you try one of the many other museums and galleries in the city.
Written July 13, 2023
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Dear visitor, thank you very much for such a detailed review. We will overlook the book situation, as it proves you really enjoyed our museum 😉. Kind regards, Brokenships team!
Written August 23, 2023
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Daniela S
12 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
The museum is located in the upper part of Zagreb, not far from the beautiful St. Mark's Church. It is known and very popular, the ticket what 7 euros if you do not take advantage of special discounts, and the museum consists of 4 rooms approximately. I had high expectations, but I must say that this place did not impress me. Several objects linked to the end of a relationship are on display, each with a caption that is sometimes poetic, others funny, others even particular. Overall, however, I miss the deep sense of this museum, and I certainly would not go back. I don't have many other comments because I really don't know what to say, despite being a person who really appreciates art and who has traveled a lot.
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Written August 17, 2024
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Daniela, ci dispiace che il museo non ti sia piaciuto e che non sei riuscito a scoprirne l'obiettivo. Grazie per la tua visita, Brokenships team.
Written September 9, 2024
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2extreme4U
Karlsruhe58,694 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Family
There are numerous interesting museums in Zagreb, and the Museum of Broken Relationships (Croatian: Muzej prekinutih veza) is certainly one of the most unusual. The exhibition shows personal items of former lovers with brief explanations. Entry is free for those with a Zagreb Card, otherwise you pay €7. It is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Written December 19, 2023
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Dear 2extreme4U, we are glad you marked our museum as extraordinary! Best regards from the Brokenships team!
Written January 11, 2024
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Miha K
Ljubljana, Slovenia10 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023
The appeal of this unique museum is obvious and it excels at that, objects in it are real objects and the stories accompanying them are real human experiences. You are bound to resonate with some of them, others, you will have a very good understanding and sympathy for. It is an experience that would be like a counter-balance to the polished perfection that you see in positive-only stories on various social platforms. People go through sweet, easy, wonderful experiences, but they also go through intense hardships and heartbreaks.

However, in high season, be prepared to crowd in a cue and stand at the exhibits and to read for over 1 1/2 hours. This is not at all a museum where you take a quick tour. To get the most of it you have to take your time and read, a lot, and process the story for a bit, before continuing to next one.

We did visit them on an exceptionally hot summers day, and though I think they have at least 2 AC units in there, they would need double the cooling power to make it comfortable.
Written August 24, 2023
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Dear Mihak, thanks for such a thoughtful and nice review. Each of the objects that are desplayed, were donated by different people around the world, and this is what makes of our museum such a human experience. Best regards, from the Brokenships team!
Written January 11, 2024
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Jethro De Schinckel
Geraardsbergen, Belgium11 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023
Small museum, crowded...

All objects to which an emotional story is linked. Something moving here and there, but not always special enough as a museum visit. Lots of visual PR and rather on the pricey side.
Visiting time: very dependent on whether you put in the time to read all those stories.
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Written August 11, 2023
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Giorgio T
Crema, Italy804 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2023 • Friends
It's a commercial gimmick, but still very nice to visit with friends. Stories of any kind about separations, wanted or not, happy or sad, from all over the world will make you alienate from the world for an hour. The spaces are a bit narrow and the rooms get crowded easily.
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Written September 6, 2023
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Grazie Giorgio per il messagio. Cordiali saluti, Brokenships team.
Written September 18, 2023
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Alexandra F
3 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022 • Couples
When I walked into this museum, I thought I would be out within the hour based on its size and reviews... It took me almost two hours to view the whole exhibition. It represents a lovely concept and gives us an opportunity to reflect on things we often avoid reflecting on. I understand that this is not for everyone, but for those who seek an experience that enables exploration of emotional experiences and lovely human connections, I recommend you take your time on each piece :)
Written September 6, 2022
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Dear M9676MPalexandraf, thanks for such a nice review, it is nice knowing you really took your time to deep into all the stories we have displayed. Warm regards from the Brokenships team.
Written November 14, 2022
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maimiti1979
Nancy, France138 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Family
I was a little doubtful before going and I hesitated to make the expense (at 4 we are not far from 30 euros). But in the end, I didn't regret it. The concept is super original: people from all over the world gave the museum objects that represented a relationship that ended badly and a short text explains the context and interest of this object. It is written in English but there are audio guides in French and other languages.
A good time, I recommend this museum!
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Written July 13, 2024
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Merci pour votre commentaire! Nous sommes heureux que vous ayez apprécié la visite du musée et son concept.
Written September 18, 2024
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JoandKeith
London, UK131 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Couples
This was a really moving collection of items. It was definitely emotional as people share the personal artefacts that connect them to their past. The stories, written by people from around the world, were touching, humorous and insightful. You just need to go at a quiet time so you aren’t rushing to read everything.
Written July 23, 2024
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Dear JoandKeith2020 thanks for your review. We are glad you enjoyed going through all the displayed stories. Best regards from the Brokenships team.
Written September 9, 2024
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Ena
Osijek, Croatia4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Family
Staff in a caffe is really nice, coffee is amazing.
The museum has story for every displayed subject. Some stories are funny and some are really heartbreaking. Besides love stories there are some stories about broken family relationships.
All in all, I am not really delighted with this expirience it was a bit boring but not something that I would not recommend.
Written August 12, 2024
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Dear Voyager, thanks for your truthful review. Kind regards from the Brokenships team.
Written September 9, 2024
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