Zagreb is a picturesque city, which is divided into the Upper Town, the Lower Town and the wider center. In the area of the Lower Town, there are Petr Preradovic Square, Jurisic Street, Ilica, the most famous street in Zagreb, Masarykov Street, Marshal Tito Square, Marulic Square, Nikola Subic Zrinskog Square and King Tomislav Square.
Marshal Tito Square was once known as University Square and Theater Square. Today it is named after Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), the president of the Yugoslavia. The Museum of Arts and Crafts is located on the west side of the square. It was founded in 1880. It was one of the first institutions of its kind in Europe. In the beginning, the main purpose of the museum was to preserve the traditional values of national crafts and to cultivate the aesthetics of the new class of the bourgeoisie. For this reason, the Crafts School, now the School of Arts and Design, was founded at the Museum of Arts and Crafts. The museum's permanent collections are spread over three floors and show the development of artistic and craft production from Gothic to Art Deco. The exhibited exhibits show collections of watches, metals, glass, ceramics and textiles.
The museum occasionally hosts thematic exhibitions and exhibitions of old masters and contemporary artists. Near the museum is a sculpture of Saint George slaying the dragon. It is the work of the Austrian sculptor Anton Fernkorn and was placed in its current location in 1908.