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Portal : The Yearbook of the Croatian Conservation Institute, No. 11, 2020.

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Concept and Exhibition of “The Mijoka Shipwreck: Awakened Secret of Murter's Sea

Vesna Zmaić Kralj orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7061-0766 ; Croatian Conservation Institute, Department for Underwater Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The exhibition “The Mijoka Shipwreck: Awakened Secret  of Murter’s Sea” was opened on December 20, 2018, at the  Šibenik City Museum. It was organised by the Šibenik City  Museum in cooperation with the Croatian Conservation  Institute, and it was funded by the Ministry of Culture  and the City of Šibenik. Using an educational approach,  video projections and innovative design, the exhibition  told the story of underwater archaeological research and  provided insight into the diverse culture of the 16th and 17th centuries, the production and trade of European craft  centres during the Renaissance, and maritime affairs and  events on the Adriatic during this period. In addition to  numerous museum exhibits, the wide range of topics and  contexts required special exhibition conditions, so the interpretation of the site, historical framework, and methodology and conclusions of the research were presented separately on wall panels. The predominantly small and  diverse material required a particular approach to analysis, division and interpretation, as well as the way it was  displayed, so the display cases were incorporated into  large tables.  Along with a group of objects exhibited in  a plexiglass display case, there was an interpretive field  with an analytical review and comparative illustrations.  Emphasis on the objects and their physical presence was  also achieved through lighting designed for this exhibition and space. Numerous lectures and workshops, and  a workbook for school-age children, were organized during the exhibition. After Šibenik, the exhibition visited  Zadar, Jezera (on the island of Murter), Dubrovnik and  Pula, and each new exhibition space gave the exhibition  a new dimension.

Keywords

shipwreck;  Mijoka shallows;  eastern Adriatic; underwater archaeological research;  methodology;  exhibition;  archaeological material;  exhibits

Hrčak ID:

250645

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/250645

Publication date:

20.12.2020.

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