Ethnological Research, No. 27, 2022.
Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.32458/ei.27.17
Economy or Ethnography? Vladimir Tkalčić’s Role during the First Phase of Work of the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb
Aida Brenko
orcid.org/0000-0003-4912-0081
; Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb
Abstract
The text depicts the role of Vladimir Tkalčić in the Ethnographic Museum
in Zagreb from 1919 to 1934, a period characterised by the so-called diarchy
between him and Salamon Berger. Various museological and expert concepts
that they represented and implemented were a reflection of new ideas and
inherited concepts in turbulent times after World War I and the establishment
of a new state, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Tentatively, we can
speak of a “scientific” approach and a “commercial” approach that juxtaposed,
intertwined, and complemented each other. The data from the museum documentation
show that S. Berger understood the activities of the Museum as a
continuation of his previous trade and craft practices, while V. Tkalčić sought
to introduce museological and scientific principles in the museum work.
Keywords
Salamon Berger, Vladimir Tkalčić, cottage industry, Ethnographic Museum, management policy
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289683
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Publication date:
30.12.2022.
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