Review article

The Archaeological Museum of Istria Building on Old Postcards

Katarina Zenzerović orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-7355 ; Archaeological Museum of Istria Carrarina 3, 52100 Pula

Abstract

The postcard collection of the Documentation Department of
the Archaeological Museum of Istria is briefly presented in the
introductory section of this paper. Bearing in mind the huge
number of old postcards featuring the present building housing
the Archaeological Museum of Istria and its forerunners, the City
Museum of Pula and the Royal Museum of Istria, only the
most representative specimens from the collection were selected
and analyzed here. The postcards are presented chronologically,
from the oldest ones that portray the appearance of the City
Museum of Pula at the beginning of the 20th century, to those
from later dates, showing the current building of the Archaeological
Museum of Istria towards the end of the century. Only visual
contents found on these postcards were interpreted.
The paper likewise refers to the importance of postcards as printed
materials that document the history of the Museum and the
buildings that housed it, as is presented in this paper.

Keywords

old postcards; Pula; City Museum of Pula; Royal Museum of Istria; Archaeological Museum of Istria; 20th century

Hrčak ID:

129585

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/129585

Publication date:

18.11.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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