Location: Ethnographic Museum in Split (Ulica iza vestibula 4)

Date & Time: May 10, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Join us on Saturday, May 10, from 10 AM to 2 PM for a musical gathering at the Ethnographic Museum Split, which is opening its doors to all visitors!

Did you know that the Ethnographic Museum Split is the oldest ethnographic museum in Croatia? Since its founding, the museum has been continuously promoting the rich tangible and intangible heritage of the region. Its exhibits present an exceptionally valuable ethnographic collection that offers insight into the lives of former residents of Split, the coastal areas, islands, and the Dalmatian hinterland.

The museum is located in the western part of Diocletian’s imperial quarters, where the emperor’s sleeping chambers once stood. Within the museum building is also the Church of St. Andrew de Fenestris, dating back to the 7th century—one of the oldest churches in the Palace. From the museum, visitors can access a Renaissance terrace overlooking what was once the vaulted ceiling of the Vestibule.

In addition to free admission, our hosts have prepared a free pop-up demo museum workshop for children, a pine bark dyeing workshop for both children and adults, and a guided tour of the exhibition "The Only Constant is Change."

KLFM Soundsystem will provide the musical backdrop for this springtime museum gathering. See you on Saturday, April 26 at 10 AM in the Ethnographic Museum Split!

PROGRAM:

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Free entry to the museum

10:00 AM – Pop-up / demo museum workshop for children

11:00 AM – Pine bark dyeing workshop – for children and adults

12:00 PM – Guided tour of the exhibition "The Only Constant is Change"

♦ Pine Bark T-Shirt Dyeing Workshop ♦

This workshop is designed to preserve and pass on knowledge of the traditional skill of dyeing fishing nets with natural pigments. In this case, the technique will be applied to dyeing white cotton T-shirts. This process was widespread along the Croatian coast until the mid-20th century, when synthetic nets became common and the traditional method gradually faded into obscurity.

The dyeing, or tanganje, of nets had a dual purpose: to impregnate the nets, making them more resistant to the effects of the sea and salt, and to dye them brown or dark red, making them less visible and more effective in the water.

The workshop will reconstruct the process, beginning with crushing pine bark using wooden mallets, collecting and sifting the crushed bark to isolate fine powder, which is then boiled in seawater. Once boiled, the mixture is filtered through fine fabric, and the dye is ready to use.

Target group: Children (8+) and adults; children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult

Number of participants: 15

Duration: 90 minutes

Workshop leader: Duje Dorotka

Registration required: info@etnografski-muzej-split.hr