Between the Corset and the Jersey – Women in Sports (1874–1939)

Zagreb City Museum (through September 28, 2025)

Through clothing items, sports equipment, and printed documents, the exhibition of the Croatian Sports Museum presents the social position of women between traditional roles embodied in the constraining corset and the desire for independence and freedom symbolized by the to the jersey, in a period that began with the introduction of physical education as a mandatory subject.

The presence of women in sport is a phenomenon that reflects social, economic, cultural, and political circumstances. In the context of physical exercise, women became a subject of debate, as questions were raised about the need for and purpose of their sporting activities, their morality, and appropriate clothing, which, in the late 19th century, involved covering nearly the entire body, making it impractical for physical exercise. Women's sports activities challenged the socially defined frameworks in which they lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, attempting to assign them new roles, in which they would continue to be primarily mothers and guardians of tradition, but also fashionable women, which was advocated in the interwar period.

Togas, damask and power – Historical Textiles and the Official Robes of the Dubrovnik Republic

Dubrovnik Museums – Cultural History Museum (through March 31, 2025)

The exhibition presents the collection of official ceremonial uniforms of the Dubrovnik Republic, especially the Rector's togas, giving the audience a deeper insight into the clothing culture of the Dubrovnik aristocracy. This extremely valuable collection has been presented to the public after a long period of conservation and restoration.

In addition to the official uniforms, the exhibition presents a selection of historical textiles for various purposes, which are kept at the Cultural and Historical Museum of the Dubrovnik Museums. It provides a brief overview of different typologies of silk fabrics, as well as the development of decor through the periods. Most are silk damasks created in Italian silk workshops from the second half of the 16th century to the end of the 18th century.

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