The minimalistic and elegantly shaped stone building of the Lazareti, near the eastern entrance to the historic core of Dubrovnik, for centuries has defended the city from less visible, but not less devastating enemies - plague, cholera and other infectious diseases.
The Lazareti were built as one of the preventive health measures to protect the inhabitants of Dubrovnik during the time of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik, as an exceptionally significant port of that time, received passengers from all over the world, and in the 14th century a decision was made, for the first time in the world, to introduce quarantine as a protection measure. It has been determined that neither domestic people nor foreigners coming from contagious diseases areas can enter the city if they do not spend 40 days in quarantine before. The first quarantines were built on the nearby islands of Mrkan, Bobara and Supetar, and then on Danče and the island of Lokrum. In year 1590, the construction of the Lazareti in Ploče began, which in the 17th century gained today's appearance. The Lazareti are the only fully preserved quarantine building on the European part of the Mediterranean. From outside, it resembles to the City Walls, and consists of ten halls (loggias) between which there are five inner courtyards (so called “badžafera”), with two two-floor houses at the entrance and at the end. After the need for the original quarantine function ceased, the complex had different functions (warehouses, slaughterhouses, stables, markets, catering and entertainment facilities). It is under the protection of UNESCO since 1979. The Lazareti is managed by the City of Dubrovnik, which is also the holder of the EU project "Lazareti - the creative hub of Dubrovnik" co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. On this project the city has 10 partners: The Institute for Restoration of Dubrovnik, DURA, Dubrovnik TB, FA Linđo, Lazareti Art Workshop, Lero Student Theater, The Association DEŠA, the Social Association Deša PRO, The Association Dart and Arthur Sebastian Design. The total value of the project is 33,782,458.92 kunas, and the European Union co-finances 85% of the funds. With this funds will be restored three unrestored loggias of the complex (eighth, ninth, and tenth) and additionally equipped all ten loggias of the future cultural center. After restoration, Lazareti will promote the idea of ​​symbiosis of cultural heritage and contemporary cultural and artistic creativity, with the desire to become a place for incubating new artistic ideas, living culture and social activity.

Lazareti Art Workshop, as an independent art initiative, started its activity in 1988, organizing exhibitions, performances, lectures and other artistic events in the public city facilities of Dubrovnik and Lazareti. Through 30 years of active activity, LAW's position has shifted from informal artistic initiative to organization with continuous and year-round program and daily activities. As part of the project "Lazareti - the creative hub of Dubrovnik", the LAW Lazareti Art Workshop launched the organization of a photo school for children and young people and the launch of a summer art-cinema program in Lazareti for the purpose of better education of young generations.

"Artur Sebastian design" was founded in year 1999. It was awarded the Dubrovnik Business Entrepreneur Award, "Krila" 2004, for the book – guide "Dubrovnik" with drawings by the author Osvaldo Cavandolia and text by Tea Batinić. It is the holder of the title of a traditional craft for making carnival masks and costumes. In this program it participates with the project of 6 screens painted with carnival themes, art workshop for making masks and creating a carnival theme catalog.
The Association DART was founded in 2006 with the program of preservation of eco and cultural heritage through the organization of art workshops, exhibitions, guest performances, events, lectures and public appearances in renaissance costumes inside and outside the carnival events. The aim of the association is to connect the citizens and the visitors of Dubrovnik in various programs as a contribution to enrich the community life and cultural offer of Dubrovnik. As a partner in the Lazareti program, it turns in programs related to the creation of carnival costumes and organization of public performances and art workshops.

The association DEŠA - Dubrovnik was established in Dubrovnik in 1993 with the aim of helping women victims of war and their families. Through time it has focused on the planning and organization of educational programs that are based on the renewal and the protection of cultural and natural heritage, the promotion of lifelong learning, the increase of the level of education of community members and the promotion of social entrepreneurship and the reduction of unemployment, particularly of the vulnerable social groups. Through the project "Lazareti - the creative hub of Dubrovnik" DEŠA prepares workshops of old skills and knowledges that are the part of our identity and the lifestyle of our ancestors. The various workshops holdings that preserve and transmit the richness of our tradition will continue in the Lazareti after the completion of the project. To all visitors of the Lazareti complex participating in the workshops will ensure the autochthony and authenticity of the Dubrovnik experience. They will independently be able to create a souvenir with the help of the workshops leaders that carries the taste of the tradition of Dubrovnik and its surroundings.

The Social Association Deša Pro Ltd. was founded in 2012 by the Association DEŠA - Dubrovnik. All of their products are the result of organized workshops with the aim of encouraging and promoting social entrepreneurship. Through its activity, the company contributes to the creation of new job positons on the basis of eco-social economics, especially for socially excluded categories, by using local resources on the principles of sustainable development. Through the project "Lazareti - creative hub of Dubrovnik", it will create a line of high quality cosmetics based on the aromatic herbs of our region.

City of Dubrovnik Development Agency DURA Ltd. is a professional, non-profit organization with the status of a legal body, created as a base for substantial support for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, as well as the overall economic, social and cultural development of the city of Dubrovnik. The Agency acts as a link between the City and other institutions and organizations that are important in providing local development support and the Agency's primary focus is the preparation and the implementation of projects funded from European funds and programs. On this project the DURA provides support to partners in implementing the same.

The Folklore Ensemble Linđo, established in year 1964, a cultural institution of the city of Dubrovnik, brings together over 300 active members who, through the nurture of tradition of dancing the dances from all Croatia and the klapa singing nourishes the protected immaterial cultural heritage of the Republic of Croatia. Linđo owns over 400 sets of folkloric costumes of which, some are over 100 years old. Thanks to the project "Lazareti - the creative district of Dubrovnik", Linđo has acquired the new costumes and included in its program the new dance choreography "Podravski svati", and will contribute to the promotion of immaterial cultural heritage and youth education through the establishment of a new virtual museum.

Lero Student Theater, the alternative theater of contemporary performance practice, was established in year 1968 in Dubrovnik. It performances plays by foreign and domestic authors, and along with its regular program in the Lazareti, it also performed plays on international guest performances in Italy, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, etc. The aim of their work is to sensitize the citizens for theatrical art and to complete Dubrovnik's cultural offer.

Dubrovnik Tourist Board spatially covers the city of Dubrovnik and the places Rijeka dubrovačka, Zaton, Orašac, Trsteno and Brsečine, as well as the islands of Lokrum, Koločep, Lopud and Šipan. The tasks of the TB of the City of Dubrovnik are to encourage, improve and promote the original values, promote the destination, organize various events that contribute to enriching the tourist offer of the city, improving the tourist environment and protecting the environment and encouraging and assisting the development of tourism in places that are not tourism-developed. In the narrower and wider area of ​​the city, the tourism information activity has been developed in seven tourist information centers. It also collects, processes and delivers the reports of touristic traffic through a unique eVisitor information system. The Convention Bureau is also a part of Dubrovnik Tourist Board, with the aim to support business travel organizers and destination promotions as a congressional and incentive destination. TB of the City of Dubrovnik will support the marketing activities of the EU project "Lazareti – the creative hub of Dubrovnik".

The Institute for Restoration of Dubrovnik is a public institution in the culture founded by the City (55%), the Republic of Croatia (35%) and the County of Dubrovnik Neretva (10%). It was founded in year 1979 after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the City, with the aim to care for the infrastructure of the historic core. It played an extremely important role in the reconstruction after the earthquake and in the postwar reconstruction of the 1990s. The gained experience is successfully implemented by the Institute through systematic earthquake prevention within the historic center and many capital projects for the restoration of cultural heritage. Today, the Institute, among other things, has a role that responds to new challenges and identified problems. It is engaged in field researches, studies and foundation works as bases for the quality creation of the Historical Core Management Plan.