Erik/a – the Woolly Rhinoceros

Krapina Neanderthal Museum (through January 31, 2025)

The exhibition from the Varaždin City Museum follows the discovery of an extraordinary palaeontological finding at the site Mali Segečak, near Ludbreg, in late 1982. The remains of a woolly rhino, the best preserved and only such in situ finding in Croatia, were named Erika after the woman who had found them in the vicinity of her property. Later morphometric analysis of the skull indicated that the specimen was of male gender.

Through audiovisual records, visitors can learn more about the excavation conducted in 1983 by the Varaždin City Museum and the Croatian Natural History Museum. There is also a reconstruction of the Late Pleistocene flora and fauna presented as 3D animation. The central exhibit is the skeleton of the woolly rhino accompanied by augmented reality, as well as remains of the Upper Palaeolithic hunters.

Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis, Blumenbach, 1799) is an extinct species of rhinoceros inhabiting the territory of Europe and northern Asia in the Middle and Late Pleistocene epoch (about 550,000 to 12,000 years ago). Alongside the woolly mammoth, it represents one of the characteristic animals of the glacial period megafauna.

Dubrovnik and UNESCO

Dubrovnik Museums – Rector's Palace (through November 3, 2024)

Dubrovnik and UNESCO exhibition presents valuable archival material from the period of the Republic of Dubrovnik (1022–1808) that was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) International Register in 2023.

Also on display are objects from the holdings of the Dubrovnik Museums, classified into 7 thematic units: Feast of St. Blaise, Protector of Dubrovnik; Lace-making in Croatia; Klapa Singing; Mediterranean Diet in the Croatian Adriatic, Along the Coast, on the Islands and Part of the Hinterland; Art of Building Drystone Walls; Art of Falconry; and Transhumance – Seasonal Droving of Livestock.

In 1979, the Old City of Dubrovnik was inscribed in the World Heritage List as a medieval planned city that became a naval power in the 13th century. Despite the devastating earthquake of 1667, it managed to preserve its Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture.

Laszowski – the Founder

Zagreb City Museum (through December 31, 2024)

Emilij Laszowski was the founder, initiator, first director, and first curator of the Zagreb City Museum. Those were just some of the many roles in his life built of many layers and backed by an exceptional work ethic. He was a lawyer by profession and, by vocation, a historian, a culture professional, an archivist, a long-time director of the Croatian State Archives, and founder and the first Grand Maister of the Brethren of the Croatian Dragon Society.

The virtual exhibition attempts to touch upon segments of his life through 16 themes, from birth and growing up, family relations, education, love, and friendships to other different roles and jobs that he performed. In focus is the initiative and establishment of the City Museum. His role as the founder is presented through the collection of objects and his management in the so-called founding phase of the Museum from 1907 to 1925.

A beautifully illustrated portal created by the Zagreb City Museum encompasses numerous digitalized archival records, photographs, visual representations, newspaper clippings, and multimedia records.

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The Hidden Treasure of Dubrovnik Cathedral – Numismatic Finds

Dubrovnik Museums – Archaeological Museum (through June 30, 2024)

The exhibition presents the rich numismatic material found during archaeological research conducted under the Dubrovnik episcopal complex. The excavations of the ground beneath the cathedral started in 1981, prompted by the necessity for structural repairs after the earthquake of 1979.

The great amount of archeological material included about 780 coins, dating from the 3rd century BC to the 20th century. In conjunction with other archaeological finds, they are incontestable proof of the antiquity of Dubrovnik; the city did not begin its life with the mythical Avar-Slav destruction of Epidaurum in the 7th century, for the abundance and diversity of the archaeological material in the relatively small area covered by the excavation tell that there was a settlement of some kind here as early as the 2nd or 3rd century BC.

It was expected that remains of the Romanesque cathedral complex that vanished in the 1667 earthquake would be found. But at the site, the discovery was made of buildings unknown to that time: a Byzantine basilica with three apses; a four-lobed memorial, and a Late Antique defensive wall.

 

Source: Dubrovnik Museums

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