Etnografske zbirke bez etnologa
Ethnographic Museum Collections Without Ethnologists

Summary/Abstract: Attempts to establish an ethnographic museum in Istria date back to the 19th C, but it was not until 1949 that the first ethnographic exhibit was set up in Poreč. In 1962, the general regional museum in Pazin was transformed into a specialized ethnographic museum of Istria. Several local community museums also hold ethnographic collections and have exhibits too, but due to the lack of professional ethnologists this aspect of the museums’ activity has remained undeveloped. The author suggests that ethnologists assist the maintenance of a number of private and school ethnographic collections which altogether present a significant contribution to the ethnography of Istria.

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