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Take a guided tour of the museum, Betina old town and the open-air museum
Take a guided tour of our museum, Betina old town and Open Air Museum with our expert guidance included under special price of 20,00 kn during July and August! You can sign up at the museum’s reception, in the Betina Tourist Board or via our e-mail: muzej@mbdb.hr The number of participants is limited! We start every Monday from the museum’s reception at 7,30 p.m.!
Visit us!
Visiting Murter island? Do not miss to visit our museum! Discover the magic of wooden boats and learn more about the past of the island of Murter in the authentic environment of the centuries – old stone house. The museum is located in the heart of Betina, and in the close vicinity is a unique floating museum. Opening hours Monday – Saturday, 9.00-12.00 a.m. and 5.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Safe Stay in Croatia
We are awarded with the national designation of security protocols label Safe Stay in Croatia initiated in 2021 by the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia. All prescribed health safety reccomendations have been taken at our museum. Our staff is well-informed and equipped with protective masks while the disinfecants are placed at various points in the museum. The number of visitors in the museum at the same time is limited, the rooms are regularly ventilated and the equipment and touch screens are disinfected. When booking your visit, it is possible to buy tickets online http://mbdb.hr/hr/e-trgovina/ or touchless at the reception in the museum. Group visits are being held according to customized program – respecting epidemiological measures and according to the reservation…
About Folk Costumes
Until the Second World War, skirts were worn of an old-fashioned type. Newer costumes are from the period after the war. The shirt was embroidered. Women knitted on a hook or on two spools (needles), with very thin sewing threads. Lace was bought afterwards. You have to do everything yourself. The huštani (type of skirt) were made of thick black linen bought from the stores. My father-in-law, when he was in Argentina, sent me material to make huštan. The huštan was on straps. When someone didn’t have enough strength, who was skinny, he would lose his clothes without strands to hold it. Materials for the shirt were bought. Who had money would buy lace, and who didn’t, had to make their own. Čenašić (decoration on…
Project: The development of socio-cultural infrastructure and open-air museum
The management board of LAGUR / FLAG GALEB has selected our project “The Development of Socio-Cultural Infrastructure and Open-Air Museum of the Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding “, which we applied for in partnership with the Tourist Board of Betina, with a total amount of HRK 496,822.08. Realization of the entire project of the Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding – the outdoor exhibition in the first phase, and a representative floating exhibition of wooden boats through the open-air museum in the second with the interpretation of the historic Betina core and the church of St. Francis, makes it a unique project in the Republic of Croatia. The open-air museum and the old town of Betina are a unique and inseparable area that find a common link…
Project approved: Days of Small Wooden Shipbuilding
The results of the FLAG tender for the Action 1.1.1 have been published on the Lagur Galeb website “Promotion of local fisheries, aquaculture, gastronomy and maritime heritage” from LRSR FLAG “Galeb” in the total amount of 1,977,242.71 HRK. https://www.lagur-galeb.hr/novosti/objava-rezultata-odabira-projekata-za-mjeru-1-1-1-promocija-lokalnog-ribarstva-akvakulture-gastronomije-i-maritimne-bastine/ The project includes an exhibition of traditional ships, exhibition fair of manufacturers of equipment and various parts and services in traditional shipbuilding, expert lectures by Betina shipbuilders, presentations of traditional tools, workshops for children and adults on the topic of shipbuilding, sailing, environmental protection, sailing regattas and workshops at the shipyard. The program will be jointly developed with partners – the Betinska gajeta 1740 association and the Tourist Board of Betina. The program puts an emphasis on the promotion and sustainable use of maritime culture, the development of new social…