The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since
The worldwide community of museums celebrate International Museum Day on and around 18 May 2017 around the theme Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums.
This theme focuses on the role of museums that, by working to benefit society, become hubs for promoting peaceful relationships between people. The acceptance of a contested history is the first step in envisioning a shared future under the banner of reconciliation.
Saying the unspeakable in museums looks at how to understand the incomprehensible aspects of the contested histories inherent to the human race. It also encourages museums to play an active role in peacefully addressing traumatic histories through mediation and multiple points of view.
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) established International Museum Day in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since. In 2016, International Museum Day garnered record-breaking participation with more than 35,000 museums hosting events in some 145 countries.
Some of the museums participating in the event in Zagreb are:
– Croatian Railway Museum (Ulica grada Vukovara 47)
“Dosta” – book promotion (author Bruno Šantek) will be held at the exhibit train on the 6th platform of Zagreb Main Railway Station at 8 p.m.
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– Museum of Arts and Crafts (Trg maršala Tita 10)
Free guided tour at 12 p.m.
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– Klovićevi dvori (Jezuitski trg 4)
Free entrance to a day of children’s performances, exhibition and a concert. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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– Ethnographic Museum (Trg Mažuranića 14)
Free guided tour of the “Of Animals and People” exhibition, starting at 7 p.m.
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– Museum of Contemporary Art (Avenija Dubrovnik 17)
Free entrance to a day of children’s performances, lectures, book promotions. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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– Croatian School Museum (Trg maršala Tita 4)
Free entrance to a day of children’s performances, educational workshops, lectures, book promotions. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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– Archaeological Museum (Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 19)
Free entrance to a series of lectures and workshops on health and history of illnesses in the ancient world. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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– Zagreb City Museum (Opatička 20)
Creative workshops for children and adults, free guided tours and a lecture. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
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