While VIŠTICA and GRUBIŠIĆ began by asking friends for objects, the collection independently grew with every exhibition. The curators used their travels for sourcing and were almost crushed by sent objects after publically asking for exhibits. Broken hearts seem to exist in steady supply. What began as a touring exhibition soon turned into a permanent museum in ZAGREB in 2011. Over
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the course of the next 12 years, special exhibitions were held in Berlin, Melbourne, Singapore and Mexico City. Until a giant archive was believed to represent the cultural workings of love with its objects. »The collection today counts more than 2800 objects,« say VIŠTICA and GRUBIŠIĆ , »and it is growing [...] daily since everyone can donate by filling out a contribution form on our website and sending the object to our ZAGREB address.« Thus, whoever has a broken heart and is in possession of an object that keeps
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