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Exhibitions in 2012:

Amber and corals

Jantar i koralji

Organised by: Archaeological museum in Zagreb
Venue: Archaeological museum in Zagreb, Trg N.Š. Zrinskog 19
Duration: January 27 - March 31, 2012.
Author of the concept: Lidija Bakarić
Authors of the exhibition: Lidija Bakarić, Ivanka Ivkanec, Ida Loher
Author of the display: Slađana Latinović
Project co-ordinator: Lidija Bakarić
Scope: more than 200 objects, photographs, boards, multimedia presentations: 2 cartoons
Web : www.amz.hr
Type: archaeological, ethnographical
Users:  all
Subject:
Amber and corals were used as jewellery by many prehistoric peoples. The origin of both is described in Greek mythology. Both were created from blood spilled into water/sea/ocean (bloody tears of unfortunate Heliades - amber, blood sprouting from the severed head of Medusa - corals). Both have similar curative and apotropaic (protective) properties. They are connected to each other with red, the colour of blood. Although red amber is rarely found in nature, in time it changes its colour into reddish-brown; the most valuable was, according to literary sources, the 'luxuriant red' type.
Amber and corals were in prehistory worn by tribes and peoples occupying regions with no natural sources of either. The latter is today worn in continental part of Croatia, while the former is used in similar way in Baltic countries. Red is, however, worn everywhere.

The exhibition Amber and corals displays the artefacts made of materials that have enchanted with their colour and beauty numerous European peoples. It was made in cooperation with the Ethnographical museum in Zagreb, to whom we express our gratitude. Both archaeological and ethnographical objects are presented in the exhibition, in total more than 200 various objects.

The magic of play/ Games and toys from the Archaeological museum in Zagreb

Čarolija igre

ORGANIZED BY: Archaeological museum in Zagreb

VENUE: Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu, Trg N.Š. Zrinskog 19
DURATION: January 27th  2012 - April 1st 2012
AUTHORS: Dubravka Balen-Letunić, Ante Rendić-Miočević
AUTHOR OF THE DISPLAY: Renata Waldgoni
SCOPE: 200 objects, 135 catalogue entries with photographs, multimedia presentations
WEB: www.amz.hr
TYPE: archaeological
Users: all

Subject: Some 200 objects were selected for the exhibition from the collections kept in the Archaeological museum in Zagreb. Although the museum does not keep a large number of game accessories, the objects displayed here offer a competent review of toys in various periods. The preserved prehistoric toys were in general made of durable materials (ceramics, bone, metal). The most numerous are the toys modelled after the objects of everyday use, made as miniature models of tables, chairs, boats, animals, various jettons for board games, astragals, etc. Moreover, some vessels used for baby feeding are also displayed.
In Greek and Roman period a special attention was paid to games and game accessories, motivated by the care for child development. This is visible in various toys and also graphic representations from vases, frescoes or stone monuments (one of these is displayed in the exhibition). The most frequent objects are different ceramic, bronze or silver vessels, animal figurines, rattles, jettons for board games played on a ceramic or stone board, bone or lead dice, whirligigs, etc.

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