Founded by a group of local artists in 1954, the Rovinj Heritage Museum is a prominent museum that houses the main Istrian collection of Italian art that collects numerous works since 1400, including the Baroque collection of famous local artists such as Nicol Grassi and Antonio Zanchi. Zanchi) and others. During the summer the museum also holds a series of temporary exhibitions by local artists and some international artists such as Picasso and Dali.