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| Formation | 10 February 1842 |
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| Type | Cultural institution, Nonprofit and Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
Membership (2013) | 3871[1] |
President | Miro Gavran |
Budget | 9,500,000 HRK (c. $1,500,000) (2014)[2] |
| Website | www |
Matica hrvatska (Latin: Matrix Croatica) is the oldest independent, non-profit and non-governmental Croatian national institution. It was founded on February 2, 1842 by the Croatian Count Janko Drašković and other prominent members of the Illyrian movement during the Croatian National Revival (1835–1874). Its main goals are to promote Croatian national and cultural identity in the fields of art, science, spiritual creativity, economy and public life as well as to care for social development of Croatia.[3]
Today, in the Palace of Matica hrvatska in the centre of Zagreb more than hundred book presentations, scientific symposia, round table discussions, professional and scientific lectures and concerts of classical music are being organized annually.
Matica Hrvatska is also one of the largest and most important book and magazine publishers in Croatia. Magazines issued by Matica are Vijenac, Hrvatska revija and Kolo. Matica Hrvatska also publishes many books in one of its most famous editions called Stoljeća hrvatske književnosti (Centuries of Croatian literature).
As of 2018, Matica has 122 branches in: Austria (1), Belgium (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (13), Croatia (98), Germany (3), Hungary (3), Montenegro (1), Serbia (1) and Slovenia (1).[4]
- ^ "Tablica 3. Pregled brojnosti Matičina članstva u Hrvatskoj i inozemstvu nakon uvođenja jedinstvene članarine 2001" [Table 3. Overview of Matiča's membership in Croatia and abroad after the introduction of a single membership fee in 2001] (PDF).
- ^ "Matica hrvatska - Vijenac 530 - Stjepan Damjanović novi predsjednik Matice hrvatske". matica.hr.
- ^ "Matica hrvatska - O Matici hrvatskoj - O Matici hrvatskoj". matica.hr.
- ^ "Ogranci" [Branches]. matica.hr (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 18 June 2018.