At the beginning, the main objective was to present plaster casts of immovable Croatian cultural heritage monuments, however since 1950, the museum has been acquiring numerous works of Croatian sculpture of the 19th and 20th century.

In 1982 the Gliptoteque established 'The Triennial', a competitive exhibition for Croatian sculptors residing in the country or abroad. The winner of the Great prize presents an independent exhibition on the next Triennial. 

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