The event, opened by Culture Minister Jasen Mesic, features more than 750 exhibits which reflect the high-end style that was accepted in architecture and industrial design, as well as in the visual arts, music and dance of the time.

On display are paintings, sculptures, photographs, film clips, posters and items of applied arts ranging from furniture, glass, ceramics, metal and watches to dresses and accessories, which were selected from the holdings of the Museum of Arts and Crafts and other Croatian museums, cultural institutions and private collections.

The exhibition will be open until April 30.

Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first saw wide use after an exhibition in 1966, referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in Paris. Led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film.