Museum of Broken Hearts goes on tour

Museum of Broken Hearts goes on tour
7/23/06

The world's first museum dedicated to broken hearts has proved so popular that it is launching a world tour.

Museum founders Olinka Vistica and Drazen Grubisic originally opened their museum for just a few weeks in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

But word soon spread and people from across the globe came to visit the International Museum of Broken Hearts and donated new pieces.

The pair have received invitations to hold exhibitions around the world, including Paris, Istanbul and Venice and they are also planning a show in London

"People keep sending us their memories and mementos from broken relationships. The last thing we received was a picture that a woman from the UK sent to us. She said it reminds her of her broken heart," Vistica said.

Grubisic added: "Every single object on display has a full description of the relationship that was behind it and how that person has moved on. That's why we think it could be therapeutic for those with newly broken hearts.

"We have had teddy bears won in funfair rides, CDs with favourite songs, love poetry and photographs, there seems to be a lot of broken hearted people in Britain.

"My favourite is a Welsh love spoon, which obviously did not work according to the broken-hearted sender."