A working meeting was held in the Municipality of Tisno on 20 March 2026, bringing together representatives of the profession, the education system and the local community to discuss amendments and supplements to the existing curriculum for the occupation Shipbuilder (Brodograditelj/Brodograditeljica), with a particular focus on the integration of wooden shipbuilding content. A representative of the Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (ASOO) also attended the meeting and presented the procedural framework and possibilities for developing curricular changes. It was emphasised that the Agency has an advisory and expert role in the curriculum development process, while the adoption and implementation of changes depend on the competent ministry, as well as on the interest and initiative of schools and local stakeholders. In this…

Next Wednesday, July 30 at 8:30 PM, we are opening a retrospective exhibition dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Ćiro Shipyard, founded in 1964 by one of the most renowned shipbuilders from Betina, Čedomir Burtina Ćiro. The Ćiro Shipyard was founded in 1964 by shipbuilder Čedomir Burtina Ćiro. By building a shed on a piece of land he had created and prepared himself, he laid the foundations for an important and enduring shipyard. In that workshop, he launched his first boat, marking the beginning of a life devoted to wood, boats, and craftsmanship. Over the decades, Ćiro left behind a legacy of exceptionally crafted wooden boats of various types and designs. Each boat bore the distinctive signature of a master craftsman while being tailored…

Night of Museums in Betina: Visible and Invisible Worlds! Unveiling Hidden Stories and Artifacts! This is our 10th Night of Museums in Betina! In collaboration with our loyal friends, volunteers, and partners, and following this year’s theme, we have prepared an exciting program. This year, we are joined by the women’s choir KUD Zora from Betina, MNK Kalafat, the Betina quiz scene, many students from Murterski Škoji and Vjekoslav Kaleb elementary schools, one small creative first-grader, and many, many dear collaborators and guests. In line with this year’s theme, we are unveiling what has been hidden from view and presenting interesting items from our museum storage. In each of the rooms where the museum collections are on display, we will reveal intriguing objects from our…

The Coordination of Associations for the Preservation and Revitalization of Maritime and Shipbuilding Heritage of Northern Dalmatia is an initiative that brings together the following organizations from the Šibenik-Knin and Zadar counties: Ecological Association Šepurine (Prvić Šepurine), Association Južnje strane (Jezera), St. Andrew’s Association (Tisno), Betina Gajeta 1740 Association (Betina), Latin Sail Association (Murter), Frkata Association (Ugrinić), and Kanata Association (Zadar). These associations are the organizers of events and regattas held with the aim of preserving traditional sailing and shipbuilding skills: Burtiž (Prvić Šepurine), Lantina (Jezera), Idrom po korentu (Tisno), Regatta for the Soul and Body (Betina), Days of the Latin Sail (Murter), Đir po konalu (Ugrinić), and Zadar na idra (Zadar). Representatives of these associations, along with the participation of the director of the…

Do you know Matea Šabić Sabljić? No? We’ll tell you something about her as much as we can. Well, Matea is an artist, in a word. But she’s also a researcher, a seeker of stories in art and culture, maritime activities, shipbuilding, a creator of multimedia urban installations in space… What fascinated us is that Matea, among other things, is a boat builder. You read that correctly. In her studio in Zagreb, besides engaging in visual arts, which she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, she builds boats. Real, navigable boats, or as she calls them, “utopian” boats.The idea was conceived a long time ago and is present in her personal and professional engagement, learning and exploring the maritime world. Her research,…

This Saturday, September 23rd, at 7:30 PM, we are opening the exhibition “Modrave on Old Maps” by author Kristijan Juran. The exhibition is the result of research from the scientific project “Modrave – Cultural Landscape in Historical Perspective,” organized by the University of Zadar since 2021. The project is dedicated to researching the dynamics of agricultural use and cultural shaping of Modrave from the 15th to the 19th century. To implement the project, topographic maps and cadastral maps of the Modrava area from the 18th and 19th centuries were digitized, stored in the State Archives in Zadar and the State Archives in Split. The exhibition opening will be preceded by a lecture presenting the project, which will take place at the Presentation Center in Betina…

In the upcoming days of the Betina shipyard, on August 14th, we will open our exhibition “Shipbuilders’ Wives”. This exhibition emphasizes the role of women in shipbuilding during the second half of the 20th century – a period of the greatest social changes in Betina on the island of Murter. The exhibition highlights the involvement of women in shipbuilding, and their stories form the foundation of the entire exhibition concept. Women have always played a secondary role in shipbuilding. Their names were never recorded. Nevertheless, a woman’s touch could always be felt at the shipyard. The stories of the women from Betina’s 20th-century shipbuilding community reveal the other side of shipbuilding – the one hidden behind launched ships, bent timbers, and hammered nails. These stories…

On Sunday, July 2nd, we opened the exhibition “Maritime Heritage of Preko” in Preko on the island of Ugljan. The exhibition was created in collaboration with the Tourist Board of Preko, the Municipality of Preko, and the Public Open University “Dom na žalu”. The exhibition provides insight into the historical, geographical, and social circumstances that made Preko a starting point for numerous generations of labourers who would daily depart for their overseas estates. The Preko estate was extensive, and proportionally, so was the fleet in the Preko harbour. Gajetas, leuti, and kaići were indispensable means of transportation. The Preko residents would use boats daily to reach their fields. They would only use them for fishing incidentally, with the catch being used for their own sustenance….

On Sunday, June 25th, at 8:00 PM, we will open our exhibition “Modrave – In the Footsteps of Labourers”. The exhibition is ethnographic and tells the story of the everyday life of former labourers on their closest overseas property – Modrave, the largest olive grove in the broader area of the island of Murter. The Modrave area is dominated by a network of dry stone walls, piles of cleared stones, and small stone houses called “bunje” which were of immense importance to the local population during harsh weather conditions while working in the fields. The people who shaped the karst landscape for centuries and gradually transformed it into a useful agricultural area gave the greatest significance to this rocky terrain. The exhibition is divided into…