Being the capital, Zagreb boasts a large share of Croatia's cultural institutions, including the Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski (Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall), Trg Stjepana Radic 4 (tel: (01) 612 1617; website: www.lisinski.hr), which is to the home to the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and stages classical music performances as well as occasional jazz concerts; and the Hrvatski Glazbeni Zavod (Croatian Music Institute), Gundulićeva 6 (tel: (01) 483 0822), which hosts chamber music recitals. The Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste (HNK, Croatian National Theatre), Trg Maršala Tita 15 (tel: (01) 488 8415; website: www.hnk.hr), produces and stages drama, opera and ballet.

Zagreb has a number of cinemas and films are shown in their original version with subtitles. The best place for arts film is Kinoteka, Kordunska 1 (tel: (01) 377 1753). Other centrally located cinemas include Central, Petrinjska 4 (tel: (01) 481 0536) and Zagreb, Trg Petra Predradovića 4 (tel: (01) 483 0707). Zagreb's biggest cinema is Broadway Tkalča in the Centar Kaptol complex, Nova Ves 11, in Gornji Grad (tel: (01) 466 7686; website: www.broadway-kina.com).