Sights in Split - Croatia and Slovenia - page 321

of those bizarre dolls. Located just a few steps off the Peristyle, it's an easy opportunity to
get to know an unfamiliar but locally respected artist.
Cost and Hours: 20 kn; May-Oct Tue-Fri 9:00-21:00, Sat-Mon 9:00-16:00; Nov-April
Tue-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat 9:00-13:00, Sun 10:00-13:00, closed Mon; Poljana Kraljice Jelene
bb, tel. [phone], www.galerija-vidovic.com .
Split Synagogue
The tiny, modest synagogue of Split is hidden down a small side-street, not coincidentally
locatedjustoutsidethewallsofDiocletian'sPalace.Ringthebellandclimbthestairstostep
into the unassuming, lived-in religious home of Split's Jewish community, which numbered
around300beforetheHolocaust(andaboutahundredtoday).You'llseeareplicaofalittle,
clay menorah lamp that was discovered in the ruins of ancient Salona, indicating that the
Jewish presence here goes back to Roman times. This is the third-oldest practicing syn-
agogue in Europe (after Prague and Dubrovnik); a rabbi comes from Zagreb a few times
each year.
Cost and Hours: Freebutdonationsrequested,loaneryarmulkes,Mon-Fri10:00-14:00,
closed Sat-Sun, Židovski Prolaz 1, tel. [phone], www.zost.hr .
Split Gallery of Fine Arts (Galerija Umjetnina Split)
This collection, beautifully displayed in a finely restored old hospital just behind
Diocletian's Palace, features mostly Croatian artwork from the 14th to the 21st century. It's
basically a hodgepodge with few highlights—best reserved for art lovers. Cross through the
courtyard, climb up the stairs, and follow the one-way route through the chronologically
displayed collection, which is heavy on the 20th century.
Cost and Hours: 20 kn; May-Sept Mon 11:00-16:00, Tue-Fri 11:00-19:00, Sat
11:00-15:00, closed Sun; Oct-April Mon 9:00-14:00, Tue-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat 9:00-13:00,
closedSun;modcafé,gostraightouttheGoldenGateandabittotheleft—behindthestatue
of Gregory of Nin—to Kralja Tomislava 15, tel. [phone], www.galum.hr .
Archaeological Museum (Arheološki Muzej)
If you're intrigued by all the “big stuff” from Split's past (buildings and ruins), consider
paying a visit to this collection of its “little stuff.” A good exhibit of artifacts (mostly every-
daydomestic items) traces thisregion'shistorychronologically,fromitsIllyrian beginnings
through its notable Roman period (items from Split and Salona) to the Middle Ages. About
a10-minutewalknorthoftheOldTown,it'sworththetripforarchaeologyfans.Don'tcon-
fuse this with the less-interesting Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, on the
way to the Ivan Meštrovi ć Gallery.