The City of Slavonski Brod signed a contract with the company Šprajc THD as the contractor for the reconstruction and arrangement of the northwest part of the Brod Fortress, where the unique Tambura Museum will be located, reports Lokalni.Večernji on February 11, 2019.
Along with the museum exhibition, a multimedia center, master workshop and souvenir shop will be set in the area of nearly 2,500 square meters. The total value of the project, which is titled “House of Tambura – Slavonian Fairytale” is more than 27 million kuna, and 85% of funds are co-financed from EU funds. The remaining 15 percent will be co-financed by the City’s budget.
“With this, the city of Slavonski Brod and the Fortress will receive an important place on the cultural map of the region, because in the projects that will follow after the reconstruction of the area where the Tambura Museum will be located, our goal is to position the Fortress as the cultural center of Slavonia and Baranja. I think we will succeed,” said the mayor of the city Mirko Duspara.
Slavonski Brod is the only city in the world that has a Tambura Museum, which gives a historical overview of the development of tambura music in these areas through a set of musical instruments, notes, photo documentation and posters, as well as a multimedia area with speakers. As part of the new project which was launched by the City and the Brod Association of Tambura, the museum opened in 2013 and will be moved to a new, refurbished space in the city fortress.
“The complete reconstruction and restoration of the external and internal parts of the cavalry, without equipment, is ensured. The tender for equipment should be announced at the end of this year. Along with the exhibitions that the Brod Association of Tambura has already gathered, a workshop will be located in the museum’s premises for making tambura instruments, where the masters will be able to show their production, as well as a souvenir shop,” emphasized Duspara.
Part of the House of Tambura will include a multi-purpose hall, an archival documentation center, and administrative and storage facilities. By converting a part of the Fortress into an interactive creative center dedicated to traditional tambura music and tambura instruments, the area will be protected from further deterioration, and then, gradually, with contemporary content, linked with the urban and cultural parts of the city. Future programs should transform it into a genuine tourist attraction and a first-class experience for visitors.
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