Stanko Vraz, a prominent Illyrian poet, on his way from Slovenia came to Samobor. Upon arrival, his eyes met the
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, in 1755 - the daughter of the Emperor Francis and of warrior-queen,
When Cleopatra, a young girl of seventeen, succeeded to the throne of Egypt the population of Alexandria
In 1829, Honore de Balzac was just beginning to attain success after writing 30 unsigned novels while
Some stories face being forgotten. While the symbols connected might be still around us, their meaning is all
Isadora Duncan and Sergei Yesenin had a brief, intense and highly unusual relationship which started in the
The love between Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt was a hidden, adulterous one, conducted in strict secrecy.
Most troubles of this world are due to the lack of love. In some of its forms and to a great extent, love is the solution to any problem.
We collect places and their memories. Museums are not primarily about objects but about values. They are created to recognize and protect what they find is endangered - a human experience that should be retained and passed on. Love is the value of our choice.
This is a virtual museum, but it is also very much real: the world is dotted by thousands of places of legendary loves. This permanent exhibition presents our current choice. If we succeed to send out our travelling exhibitions or encourage others to set up permanent ones around the local story, our museum will spread even physically.
Some loves outlived their protagonists. Be they fictitious or legendary, or, in many cases entirely real, their memory survived because they express best what the human existence is all about. This inspiration may help us when obsessive materialism, selfishness and fear of different others trivialize our lives.
The first instance of our travelling exhibition is now closed. A brief summary can be found here.
We proudly announce two more exhibitions!
The second GLM exhibition - Samobor - is now closed.
The third GLM exhibition - Kaštela - is open !
