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…
Golden Certificate of the Sunflower Award for Rural Tourism
Sunflower Award for Croatian Rural Tourism / The Sunflower Award We are thrilled to announce that our museum is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Sunflower Award for Croatian Rural Tourism! We won the award in the category of “Active Tourism in Rural Areas.” This recognition highlights our contribution to preserving cultural heritage and promoting…
Happy Holidays!
Dear friends, we wish you all a happy and joyful holidays surrounded by your loved ones! Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding staff
Exhibition: Adriatic Maritime Pilgrimages
An exhibition titled “Adriatic Maritime Pilgrimages” has been open in our museum since October 7th. The exhibition is the result of the joint project “Adriatic Maritime Pilgrimages in Local, National, and Transnational Context” carried out by the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology at the University of Zadar, the Šibenik City Museum, and the Betina Museum…
Shipbuilding Through the Lens by Jadranko Bosna
The exhibition ‘Shipbuilding Through the Lens’ highlights the photographs of our local and well-known photo chronicler, Jadranko Bosna, dating back to the days when he acquired his first analog camera in the 1980s and began pursuing amateur photography. Jadranko’s body of work is rich and diverse, and just for the preparation of this exhibition, he…
Sail In a Gajeta
Sail In a Gajeta Discover sailing in a gajeta: an educational journey If you want to experience something special, our educational sailing program in the museum’s gajeta Marija offers a unique opportunity. During July and August, once a week, we will sail the old labor routes of the inhabitants of the island of Murter, enjoying…
Betina Reminiscences
People, ships, the sea, sardines, seagulls, and stone in an exceptionally realistic and highly expressive artistic form—all familiar details, but with the hyperrealistic brushstrokes of the master of visual arts, Zoran Homen, the boundaries between reality and unreality have almost ceased to exist. The author’s view of Betina is captured in this incredible opus titled…
Exhibition: “Centenarian Boats from Our Pier” by Nenad Bojmić
Nenad Bojmić: Centenarian Boats from Our Pier Exhibition Opening: 04.07. Join us on a unique journey through time and sea with the exhibition by Nenad Bojmić, a renowned boat model maker from Zagreb. This fascinating exhibition on wooden ships will provide you with an insight into the rich maritime heritage of the broader Adriatic area,…
A Magical Journey to Betina by Olga Beckmann
About the artist and her work Olga Beckmann was born in 1979 in Crimea. Her parents were marine biologists, which significantly influenced her work and motifs in painting. In her childhood, she painted a lot and was interested in art. From the age of nine, in addition to regular school, she attended art school. This…