THE GOVERNOR’S PALACE
Trg Riccarda Zanelle 1, Rijeka
Hours: Mon: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tue-Sat: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sun: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Closed on holidays.
EXHIBITION
REMEMBER ME
organizers: Croatian Restoration Institute, Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka
exhibition conceived by: Andrej Janeš, Ph.D. (CRI) and Jasna Ujčić Grudenić (PPMHP)
the exhibition will remain open until 29 October 2023
Ahead of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, the exhibition “Remember Me” has been installed in our museum’s Grand Atrium; it is a collaboration between the Croatian Restoration Institute and the Maritime and History Museum off the Croatian Littoral Rijeka.
It presents devotional objects held in the museum’s Archaeology Department which were gathered during archaeological excavations around parish churches in Rijeka and Mošćenice.
Devotional objects are those which encourage and spread piety and evoke religious mysteries. These include small medals, medallions, crosses, talismans and rosaries that were particularly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. In archaeological excavations they are most often found in graves, because these are personal belongings that were buried together with the deceased.
They were used to remind believers of their faith every day. Among them the most numerous are the small medals bearing images of Jesus or Mary, various saints, sacred objects or places.
Saint, Marian and pilgrimage medals have been curated and presented at the exhibition in separate units, and the pilgrimage medals from Rijeka and Trsat are particularly intriguing.
The Trsat medals were made for the shrine at Trsat where, according to legend, the Holy House of Nazareth was situated from 10 May to 10 December 1294, when it was moved to Loreto. Today the shrine holds the miraculous wooden icon of the Madonna with Child, which is believed to have been painted by St. Luke. In 1715, golden crowns were added to the images of the Madonna and Baby Jesus on the icon, and this image appears on all Trsat medals.
The obverse on the Rijeka medals shows the miraculous crucifix that is today held in the Church of St. Vitus in Rijeka. A view of the city and the sea is in the background. It is believed that the miracle occurred in 1296, when local resident citizen Petar Lončarić, angered by a card game, threw a rock at the crucifix and it began to bleed.
The Archaeology Department of the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka holds a total of 700 exponents with a devotional character, and approximately 170 are presented in this exhibition.
EXHIBITION
BURIAL RITES AND CUSTOMS OF ANCIENT ROME
organizer: Zadar Archaeological Museum
co-organizer: Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka
exhibition conceived by: Kornelia A. Giunio, Timka Alihodžić
exhibition remains open until 30 October 2023
Over 400 exponents are on display in the exhibition: from miniscule jewellery forms to structural components of graves. The social and spiritual traits of the population in the Zadar area from the 1st to 4th centuries can be understood through the prism of grave goods.
The exhibition will be accompanied by thematic lectures for the public and workshops for children.
MIRACLE ROOM
The workshops for young creators are held in the Miracle Room at the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka and in the Museum’s garden. Educational programmes are also being held at the remote collections.
PROGRAMME
BIRTHDAY IN THE MUSEUM
Educational birthday workshops in the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka are aimed at children aged 4 to 12. The workshops are thematic, and the celebrants can choose from six available themes: ‘Masquerade Ball,’ ‘The Trsat Dragon,’ ‘On-board Emergency,’ ‘Unusual Form,’ ‘Challenge Trail,’ and ‘Treasure Hunt.’
The programme will proceed in the Museum’s premises. Must be arranged in advance.
MIRACLE ROOM ON THE ROAD
Miracle Room on the Road is intended for children from distant schools, so that they can more easily participate in educational and creative programmes tied to the Museum’s inventory and content, as well as segments of the local cultural and historical heritage.
MORNING IN THE MUSEUM
MEMORIES WORKSHOP
date and time: 15 August 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
leader: Iva Volović
The workshop is intended for children aged 6 to 10.
Price: €5.31
Apply: by sending a message to the Miracle Room (Čudotvornica) Facebook page, by e-mail: cudotvornica@ppmhp.hr or telephone at +385 51 213578.
When they take a break from frolicking in the sea, we await creative children in the vibrant Miracle Room for a workshop in which we will recall our most important memories. Besides reminiscences, we will also seek inspiration in the current exhibition, “Remember Me,” that has been installed in the Museum’s atrium.
PERFORMANCE
THE CRICKET AND THE ANTS
location, date and time: Museum’s Garden on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at 8:30 p.m.
actors: Marina Štanger, Zoran Josić
the performance is intended for children 3 to 12 years of age.
admission is free of charge
“The Cricket and the Ants” is a cheerful and dynamic musical and educational performance for children, based on one of Aesop’s best-known fables. Children follow the ant’s life through the seasons in this performance that combines actors and puppets and makes use of animation and shadow play. They will learn what the ants decide to do and the fate of the cricket.
EDUCATION
LITTLE SUMMER DRAMA SCHOOL
location, dates and time: Museum’s Marble Hall from 28 August to 1 September from 5 to 7 p.m.
leader: Zoran Josić
the workshop is intended for primary school children, and participation is free of charge
It’s still summer, so before school begins again, the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka is organizing an entertaining five-day summer workshop for all children who love acting, theatre and elaborate costumes, at which they can learn everything about becoming the best actor!
Apply: by sending a message to the Miracle Room (Čudotvornica) Facebook page, by e-mail: cudotvornica@ppmhp.hr or telephone at +385 51 213578.
KASTAV REGIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTION
Prolaz Ivana iz Kastva 1, Kastav
summer hours: from 1 June to 30 September
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays: 5 – 9 p.m.
The history of Kastav and the wider environs (Kastavština) is presented in the permanent display in three thematic units: The Origin of Kastav, Culture and Education in Kastavština, and Life on the Border.
The exhibition “From the Museum’s Time Machine” presents the Collection’s first opening in 1981.
LIPA REMEMBERS MEMORIAL CENTRE
Lipa 35, Šapjane
Hours:
Tue-Sat: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
Permanent display.
KRALJEVICA SHIPYARD MODEL COLLECTION
Visits are possible by prior arrangement with the Museum and under the conditions stipulated by the Dalmont Shipyard in Kraljevica.
CICKINI ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION, ISLAND OF KRK
Visits are possible by prior arrangement.
