Vesna Bučić
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Vesna Bučić | |
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| Born | 2 December 1926 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Died | 25 February 2025 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
| Known for | Art historian |
Vesna Bučić (December 2, 1926 – 25 February 2025) was a Croatian art historian and museum curator. She was an expert in the history of Slovenian residences and applied arts in the twentieth century.[1]
Bučić was born and schooled in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia in 1926. Her parents, Jelka (born Darlić) and Visko Bučić, were from the island of Vis. She graduated from the University of Ljubljana. She had studied art history from 1952 to 1957.[1][2]
She obtained her doctorate in 1993[3] with a dissertation on the old houses of Slovenia.
Career
She published a number of books on the museums of her country[4] including co-authoring a book in 1979 about the museums and galleries of Slovenia.[5] She was particularly known for her knowledge of clocks.[6][7]
She became the acknowledged expert in the history of residences and applied arts in Slovenia in the twentieth century.[1]
