Museum Night 2024 in Zadar

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM ZADAR

At the Night of the Museum, the Archaeological Museum Zadar has prepared a program that will bring to life the ways of living in the oldest archaeological period, the Stone Age. This is a unique opportunity for the audience eager to enjoy museum content with all their senses. This year's program is exceptional, offering a different experience full of landscapes, colors, sounds, and scents from prehistoric times. We believe that our loyal audience, trusting us for 17 consecutive years, will not miss this experience at the Museum in Zadar and Nin. We especially highlight the program of the Museum of Nin Antiquities, where various themes will unveil the past of Nin.

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MUSEUM OF ANCIENT GLASS

For this year's Night of the Museum, the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar is preparing the opening of a new large exhibition for the 1st Croatian Biennial of Artistic Glass, an ancient social game tournament of Nine Men's Morris, educational workshops for children, guided tours of the permanent exhibition for adults and children, a film screening about stained glass as part of the temporary exhibition "A Short History of Stained Glass," glassblowing demonstrations, and crafting glass objects on a flame, a prize lottery, and discounts on souvenirs and publications.

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NATIONAL MUSEUM

Following the main theme - MUSEUMS AND NEW AUDIENCES, the National Museum Zadar, with its program for the Night of the Museum 2024, seeks to respond to the demands of the modern era. In its permanent exhibition at Kneževo Palace, it organizes a competition to play the museum video game Iphigenia, intended for both children and adults. The game is a prize competition that involves solving puzzles in exhibition rooms and solving puzzles. The Natural History Department presents a virtual exhibition about cephalopods to the new audience, and the documentation service presents a virtual exhibition about people working in the museum. The Art Gallery presents the multimedia Blue Salon. Visitors also have access to exhibitions from the Ethnological Department and the exhibition One World in Providurova Palace.

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MARITIME COLLECTION, INSTITUTE FOR HISTORICAL SCIENCES HAZU IN ZADAR

On the Night of the Museum, the Maritime Collection will be open from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Visitors can explore the exhibition "Collection for Good Night!" – a result of a children's workshop designed especially for the Night of the Museum, realized in collaboration with the Vruljica Public Kindergarten "Radost". After reading a bedtime story (excerpts from the story "Ziba - the blue star"), children will explore the "collection for good night," a section of the collection where objects for navigation are displayed under the starry night sky. The "star" of the workshop will be an astronomical globe from 1825 depicting constellations such as Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Major, Dolphin, etc. At the end of the workshop, participants will draw their own constellation in the shape of their favorite plush bear that keeps them company on nocturnal journeys.

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PERMANENT EXHIBITION OF RELIGIOUS ART IN ZADAR

This year, the Permanent Exhibition of Church Art in Zadar will participate in the important cultural event Night of the Museum. In line with the theme, they have prepared a rich and educational program from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM, catering to visitors of all ages. Collaboration has been established with the Vocational School Vice Vlatković in Zadar, whose third and first-grade students, specializing in computer science, created 3D models of valuable stone monuments exhibited in SICU. Students from the Natural Science and Graphic Design School (specializing in graphic editor-designer and media technician) have designed a photo montage for visitors featuring exhibits from the permanent display (using green screen technology and Adobe Photoshop software).

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UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR, DEPARTMENTS OF ARCHAEOLOGY, CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY, AND ART HISTORY

The opening of this year's Night of the Museum will be held by students from the Department of Classical Philology with the performance of Orpheus and Eurydice. After the performance, there will be an Archaeological Dinner: Through History with a cross-section of dishes from prehistory to the Middle Ages. The evening program will be accompanied by workshops such as the preparation of ancient cosmetic preparations, a workshop on making ancient mosaics, an essential children's corner with an improvised archaeological probe, and a costumed photo corner – Artshoot. Visitors can explore the Exhibition of the Department of Archaeology and the Exhibition On the Border of Two Worlds – the Migrassi project and archaeological research of Maksanova Gomila throughout the evening, with the atmosphere further heated by a concert by the A.K.A. Crescendo group.

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