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October 20, 2018
Condition, Challenges, Valorization, and Presentation of the Archaeological Heritage of Rab Island
Rab Archaeological (T)races, a project developed within the Island of Rab Neighbourhood under Flagship 27 Neighbourhoods – Rijeka 2020 – The European Capital of Culture, was presented to the public on 3 May 2019 at the Rab Council Hall. The project aims to present archaeological sites around Rab Island in situ and connect them via hiking and cycling trails. Expert associates Ana Konestra (The Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb) and Ranko Starac (Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral) gave a closer insight into these sites. Sharon Sultana, Senior Curator at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valetta and representative of Heritage Malta Agency introduced examples of good practice in presenting archaeological heritage, whereas Kata and Ivana Barišić, co-authors of the award-winning Zagreb Time Travel application provided a look into Croatia’s own innovative solutions in this field.
In the second part of the programme, Miljenko Jurković, an art-historian, archaeologist, full professor and chairman of the Department of Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Ana Konestra from The Institute of Archaeology, and Ranko Starac from the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral participated in a panel discussion titled Condition, Challenges, Valorization, and Presentation of the Archaeological Heritage of Rab Island, moderated by Tonka Kavran, the project manager. The participants led an open discussion on a vast array of issues concerning the island’s archaeological heritage including neglect, degree of exploration, site devastation, lack of an institution specialized in the preservation of movable cultural property, inadequate physical or legal protection of the sites and shortcomings of existing law regulations concerning cultural heritage. The discussion led to the conclusion that Rab is in pressing need of a museum institution that would protect and preserve its cultural heritage and coordinate various corresponding activities and projects.
In the second part of the programme, Miljenko Jurković, an art-historian, archaeologist, full professor and chairman of the Department of Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Ana Konestra from The Institute of Archaeology, and Ranko Starac from the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral participated in a panel discussion titled Condition, Challenges, Valorization, and Presentation of the Archaeological Heritage of Rab Island, moderated by Tonka Kavran, the project manager. The participants led an open discussion on a vast array of issues concerning the island’s archaeological heritage including neglect, degree of exploration, site devastation, lack of an institution specialized in the preservation of movable cultural property, inadequate physical or legal protection of the sites and shortcomings of existing law regulations concerning cultural heritage. The discussion led to the conclusion that Rab is in pressing need of a museum institution that would protect and preserve its cultural heritage and coordinate various corresponding activities and projects.
