From the early Middle Ages, when the island comes Neretljani Croats and operates on the island over the monastery, and have been preserved and many churches that can still be seen scattered around the interior of the island. Social development and culture of the island of Brac is reflected in the statute of Brac, which is organized life of the population of 13 to 18 century.
Developed the culture of living on the island is visible on the island of Brac palaces of the nobility, and the modest architecture brac seafarers, farmers and fishermen. Not only individual residential buildings, but entire villages that are from 16 century formed the shores of the island, indicating the level of developed urban and general cultural awareness of the island's population. We should mention the famous Blaca which is one of the possible Croatian candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO cultural heritage, as well as the Dragon or Dragonjina cave.
Renaissance culture and art flourished on the island and the entire Dalmatian coast. They left their testimonies in churches, palaces and churches, as well as sculptures and reliefs of the many island churches. Brac quarries are attracted famous Renaissance architect and sculptor who worked in Dalmatia, like George Dalmatian, Andrija Alesi and Nicholas of Florence, so their works can be found throughout the island.
In the era of awakening of national consciousness in the second half of the 19th century, centers of culture and literature by reading become Croatian town of Brac. In the heat panslavenstva Selcan raise 1911th The first monument of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.
On the Brac, spent his childhood and the great Croatian poet Vladimir Nazor (1876th-1949th). Historic-Cultural Monuments of Brac are located in the Regional Museum of Brac in Skrip, Brac and the works of artists and those who worked on the island in the Gallery "Branislav Deskovic" in Bol. Of great importance for understanding the past of the island are regular editions of the Brac Proceedings.
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