The Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka is the caretaker of an immense inventory that is either on exhibit or stored in the former Governor’s Palace, and at several branch locations: the Kastav Regional Museum Collection, the Lipa Remembers Memorial Centre, the Ethnographic Collection of the Island of Krk and the Cickini Archaeological Collection, also on Krk.
Thanks to its diverse and substantial inventory, the educational programme methods allow for combinations of different spheres of learning, and the Museum’s participation in the curricula of educational institutions opens the way for direct work with historical sources. Participants thus learn about the importance and role of the cultural and historical heritage and the institutions that research, safeguard and present it. These programmes encourage the practical assimilation of knowledge, independent study and thought, and creative expression through individual and group work. Children thus become accustomed to new, interdisciplinary modes of learning.
The workshop programmes for kindergartens and schools have been planned in compliance with the National Framework Curriculum for Preschool Learning and Education and Mandatory General Primary and Secondary Schooling, so that they are a suitable and necessary supplement to preschool and school curricula.
Apply at: cudotvornica@ppmhp.hr
Workshops for preschool children
Trajna, nina, nena – music workshop
theme: music
activities: listening to music, singing, playing and crafting instruments
duration: 60 minutes
Trsat Dragon – workshop based on the story about the Trsat dragon by writer Velid Đekić
theme: legend of the Trsat dragon
activities: interactive story, making characters from the story
duration: 60 minutes
Across the Seas and Oceans
theme: port of Rijeka
activities: playing on a map, making a steamship model
duration: 60 minutes
Little Archaeologists
theme: archaeology
activities: excavation of artefacts, description, sketching and storage
duration: 60 minutes
Sundial
theme: Earth’s relationship with the Sun and Moon
activities: telling time by using the Sun, role-playing, drawing
duration: 60 minutes
Fish Tales About Fish Tails
theme: customs of coastal areas
activities: coastal cuisine, fishing, customs
duration: 60 minutes
Workshops for primary school childre
Little Archaeologists
theme: archaeology, archaeologist as a profession
activities: excavation of artefacts, description, sketching, documentation and storage
correlations: history, visual culture, nature and society
grades: 1-4
duration: 90 minutes
Fish Tale About a Fish Tail
theme: littoral customs
activities: fishing games, outdoor markets and coastal cuisine, drawing
correlations: physical and health culture, nature and society, visual culture
grades: 1-4
duration: 90 minutes
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
theme: relationship to the past, present and future
activities: creating a banner of time, drawing
correlations: nature and society, Croatian language, history, visual culture
grades: 1-4
duration: 90 minutes
When I Grow Up, I’m Going To Be… a Curator
theme: relationship to the past, present and future
activities: creating a banner of time, drawing
correlations: nature and society, Croatian language, history, visual culture
grades: 1-4
duration: 90 minutes
Monuments Speak
theme: the history of Rijeka through the prism of its monumental heritage
activities: participation in a presentation, recognizing and becoming familiar with the city, learning about a part of the permanent display
correlations: nature and society, Croatian language, history, visual culture
grades: 1-4
duration: 90 minutes
Maritime Signal Flags
theme: maritime traditions
activities: getting to know the maritime display, crafting items, drawing
correlations: nature and society, visual culture
grades: 1-8
duration: 90 minutes
Games from Antiquity
theme: getting to known the ancient games ‘Terni Lapilli’ and ‘Trigon’
activities: studying the history and rules of games, making tokens, playing
correlations: nature and society, history, physical and health culture
grades: 1-8
duration: 90 minutes
Port of Rijeka
theme: history of seafaring, significance of the port of Rijeka
activities: learning about the port’s history, making a model steamship, playing with maps
correlations: nature and society, history, geography
grades: 1-8
duration: 90 minutes
Karolina
theme: Rijeka at the onset of the 19th century and the role of Karolina Belinić
activities: learning about Rijeka at the onset of the 19th century and the role of Karolina Belinić, making game pieces/pawns, dice games
correlations: nature and society, history, visual culture
grades: 4-8
duration: 90 minutes
Rijeka’s Coat of Arms
theme: history of Rijeka’s coat of arms, its meaning and the effect of obtaining a coat of arms on the city of Rijeka
activities: studying the coat of arms in the museum’s display, making a coat of arms
correlations: nature and society, history, visual culture
grades: 4-8
duration: 90 minutes
Our Local Prehistory
theme: prehistory, Neolithic, prehistoric way of life in the territory of today’s Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
activities: learning about exhibits in the museum’s display, making pottery, modelling
correlations: nature and society, history, visual culture
grades: 4-8
duration: 90 minutes
Multiple Meanings of Museum Pieces
theme: museum exhibits, treatment of exhibits, learning about their significance
activities: creating an imaginary museum collection
correlations: nature and society, history
grades: 5-8
duration: 90 minutes
Glagolitic
theme: Glagolitic script, Glagolitic documents and their importance
activities: observing, listening to and handling Glagolitic documents, making games and playing mnemonic games
correlations: Croatian language, history, visual culture, religious instruction
grades: 5-8
duration: 90 minutes
Through the Permanent Display
theme: museums, operating methods, sense and purpose of heritage institutions
activities: debate about heritage and the role of museums in contemporary society, devising a museum guide
correlations: Croatian language, civic education
grades: 5-8
duration: 90 minutes
Claustra
theme: Antiquity
activities: studying exhibits in the museum’s display, role-playing with replicas of exhibits
correlations: history
grades: 5-8
duration: 90 minutes
Perun, Veles and Mokosh
theme: ancient Slavic mythology
activities: reconstruction of myths and mythical figures
correlations: Croatian language, history, visual culture
grades: 7-8
duration: 90 minutes
Governor’s Palace
theme: architecture of the Palace
activities: debate
correlations: Croatian language, history
grades: 7-8
duration: 90 minutes
Workshops for secondary school students
Perun, Veles and Mokosh
theme: ancient Slavic mythology
activities: reconstruction of myths and mythical figures
correlations: Croatian language, history
grades: 9-12
duration: 90 minutes
Multiple Meanings of Museum Pieces
theme: museum exhibits, treatment of exhibits, learning about their significance
activities: creating an imaginary museum collection
correlations: history, Croatian language
grades: 9-12
duration: 90 minutes
Governor’s Palace
theme: architecture of the Palace
activities: debate
correlations: Croatian language, history
grades: 9-12
duration: 90 minutes
Our Local Prehistory
theme: prehistory, Neolithic, prehistoric way of life in the territory of today’s Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
activities: learning about exhibits in the museum’s display, making pottery, modelling
correlations: nature and society, history, visual culture
grades: 9-12
duration: 90 minutes
Claustra
theme: Antiquity
activities: studying exhibits in the museum’s display, role-playing with replicas of exhibits
correlations: history
grades: 9-12
duration: 90 minutes
Besides educational workshops for children, the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka also organizes museum activities intended for members of the general public, to show them that the museum belongs to them, that what it has to offer is both interesting and entertaining and that nothing stands in the way of adults enjoying themselves in it.
From family workshops for parents and children, through thematic youth workshops to guided tours focused on individual exhibitions or topics and guided field tours, the Museum is an inexhaustible wellspring of knowledge and entertainment for every generation.
The programmes proceed in accordance with the Museum’s notifications.
Due to limited capacity, participants must enrol in advance at cudotvornica@ppmhp.hr
