Round Table on Stojan Janković and his Legacy in Croatian history
Category: Museums
Unique Christmas Tradition in Betina
Christmas tradition in Betina is a lovely tradtion started recently in the Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding in picturesque Betina.
Shadows of the Mimbelli Family
Exploring the abandoned mansion of the famous Mimbelli family from Orebić.
Abandoned Partisan Hospital of Petrova Gora
Visiting an abandoned Partisan hospital from WW2 located near Vojnić in Kordun.
Mills of Gacka River
Revisiting the Walls of Asseria
Revisiting the Walls of Asseria
Rescuing the Bones of Prehistoric Bear and Deer
Saving bones of two historic animals of Dalmatian hinterland thanks to our donation.
Wildlife and birding at Neretva River Delta
Wildlife of Neretva River Delta
Megaliths and Secrets of Stolac
In the land of ancient mysteries and stećak monuments – Stolac in Hercegovina
Skradin Photo Album – 1900
It’s not often that one comes across a 115 years old photo album of Dalmatia. I am sure that there are few still forgotten in some attics, old family houses… and I hope someone will recognize the beauty and value of those fading images. Recently, I stumbled upon a beautiful photo album dating back to…
Kastel Gomilica – Faded gem of the past
Kastela are not often part of my visits. Once a beautiful part of the coast (if not the most beautiful), now is simply a mess of modern construction, 50 years of socialist industrial “planning” and 25 years of not doing anything… or at least anything good. So, even the 7 lovely historic towns definitely deserve…
Museum of Croatian Independence war in Turanj
In the grim and cloudy winter days I occasionally remember the war of the 90s. The shelling, the times without the electricity, listening to the news on the radio in the basement… One of the places mentioned the most was Turanj. Of the same name as the town where I was born in, this other Turanj,…
Historical and Maritime Museum of Istria
I love maritime museums. A year ago I was in Pula and had some time on my own so I decided to visit their maritime museum. Pula was the most important military naval base of Austro-Hungary and that is my favorite part of naval history: late 19th century and WWI. Since 1961, founded as the…
Gnalic Shipwreck Exhibition at Biograd City Museum
This year’s Night at the Museum we spent at home as it was too cold for a baby to go out. So, it is a perfect opportunity to present one of Croatia’s most exclusive museum collections located in Biograd’s own City Museum. The shipwreck of Gnalic and it’s find was a major news back in…