For the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Croatian History Museum has organized an exhibition on the year 1918 in Croatia.
The first global conflict known as the “Great War”, which ended in 1918, caused huge human and material losses, and led to the collapse of old empires and the creation of new states and new geopolitical and social relations.
For the historical development of the Croatian people, the year 1918 was undoubtedly a turning point and thus this exhibition primarily presents the political and social developments. Towards the end of the year, Croatia terminated all state and legal relations with the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and joined a new, Yugoslav political entity.
The activity of Croatian political parties and personalities active in the country and abroad focused on solving the national question. In the South Slavic territories of the former Monarchy, the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was created late in October. Internationally unrecognized, the State of SHS soon joined a new common state with Serbia and Montenegro due to (unfavourable) external and internal circumstances. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was proclaimed in Belgrade on December 1, 1918.
The Peace Conference held in Paris during 1919 failed to ensure lasting peace.
Exhibition units
I.“Emperor Karl, Empress Zita! Why wage war with no food in store?”: The last year of war in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
II. THE TIME OF DECLARATIONS
THE SOUTH SLAVIC ISSUE
III. “Long live the National Council! Long live the free and independent state of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs!“
IV. BETWEEN WISHES AND REALITY - THE STATE OF SLOVENES, CROATS AND SERBS
V. AN UNEASY PEACE
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NOVEMBER 11, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
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EXHIBITION AUTHOR
Andreja Smetko
EXHIBITION DESIGN
Damir Gamulin
Antun Sevšek
VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA
Damir Gamulin
Antun Sevšek
Nives Sertić
Zdenka Šinkić
Ivan Marušić Klif - Nova karta Europe (2006.)
AUDIO DESIGN
Audio Video Consulting, Zagreb / Bojan Kondres
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ivana Asić
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
Jelena Hotko
Marijan Sutlović
LIGHTING
Ivica Tarle
Audio Video Consulting, Zagreb
TEHNICAL SET-UP
Tomislav Degmečić
Mirana Jušić
Ivo Margaretić
Ozren Solić
Ivica Tarle
THANKS TO ALL PROVIDERS OF MATERIAL AND GENEROUS COOPERATION
PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WHO LOANED MATERIALS
Tomo Barac, Grižane
Dora Klement, Crikvenica
Damir Marković, Grižane
Sanja Pilić, Zagreb
Dragan Marjanović, Fotografije Riste Marjanovića,
Beograd (Republika Srbija)
INSTITUTIONS
Državni arhiv u Zagrebu (HR-DAZG)
Etnografski muzej Zagreb (EMZ)
Gradski muzej Makarska (GMM)
Gradski muzej Varaždin (GMV)
Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti, Arhiv HAZU, Zagreb (HAZU)
Hrvatski državni arhiv, Zagreb (HR-HDA)
Hrvatski pomorski muzej Split (HPMS)
HT muzej, Zagreb
Knjižnice grada Zagreba, Gradska knjižnica (KGZ)
Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, Zagreb
Muzej Brodskog Posavlja, Slavonski Brod (MBP)
Muzej grada Crikvenice (MGC)
Muzej grada Koprivnice (MGKc)
Muzej grada Splita (MGS)
Muzej grada Šibenika (MGŠ)
Muzej grada Zagreba (MGZ)
Muzej Međimurja Čakovec (MMČ)
Muzej Slavonije, Osijek (MSO)
Muzej Valpovštine, Valpovo (MV)
Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica, Zagreb (NSK)
Narodna skupština Republike Srbije, Beograd (Republika Srbija)
Narodni muzej Zadar, Odjel Muzej grada Zadra (NMZ/MGZ)
Oberosterreich Landesbibliothek, Linz (Austrija)
Pomorski i povijesni muzej Hrvatskog primorja Rijeka (PPMHP)
Povijesni i pomorski muzej Istre, Pula (PPMI)
Spomenička knjižnica, arhiv i zbirka Mažuranić-Brlić-Ružić „Fondacija Matilda Ružić“, Rijeka
Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla (TMNT)
University of South Carolina, Columbia (Sjedinjene Američke Države)
Zavičajni muzej Ozalj (ZMO)