| Built in 1806 by assessor Petar Modić, this kurija is still in the Modić-Bedeković family, which is perhaps why it is the best preserved kurija in Turopolje. As was traditionally the case with these two-storey houses, the ground floor is given over to storage and utility rooms, while the living quarters are upstairs. A grand room called the palača was reserved for receiving guests, and by all accounts there were plenty of them here, as the Modić’s entertained the cream of Croatian literary society. Since this is a private house, sadly you won’t be able to see upstairs, although the caretaker might be around and show you the ground floor spaces. The house is still furnished and decorated in 19th century style. The interior walls are plastered.
This was the home of twin sisters Vilma and Milka Bedeković, born in 1883. Highly educated, especially for their time, both sisters were artistic souls. Milka not only studied art in Paris and Munich and taught at the school for young ladies in Zagreb, she also took part in the public life of Velika Gorica, sitting on the town council. The sisters bequeathed a number of her paintings as well as other artefacts to the Turopolje Museum. |