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Croatia in Light and ColourCROATIA IN LIGHT AND COLOUR Postcards from Croatia 1898-1921 An exhibition of postcards from Croatia, from the collections of the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb, will be opened at the Croatian Embassy in London on 11th July. The exhibition consists of 60 frames (70x50cm), each containing an original postcard showing images of the Croatian towns from 1900. Each frame also contains a photo blow up of the same image, made by the Gallery Badrov who helped put together the exhibition. A particular emphasis has been put on the beginnings of tourist industry in Croatia. In addition to major tourist destinations like Opatija and Dubrovnik, there are also images of spas in Lipik, Daruvar, Topusko. 04.07.2006. | Press releases

The Agony of JudithThe Agony of Judith Dialogos 26 April 2006, Purcell Room, 7.45pm The South Bank Centre welcomes the universally acclaimed Dialogos to the Purcell Room on 26 April. Recognised as one of the best and most original medieval music ensembles to emerge in this generation, Dialogos performs The Agony of Judith. The performance retells the biblical story of Judith and Holofornes through vivid and dramatic poetry from Venetian and Croatian texts and music from Beneventan and Glagolitic sources. 04.04.2006. | Press releases

Vlaho Bukovac Exhibition at BonhamsExhibition "Searching for Blaise - Vlaho Bukovac (1855-1922) and his Northern Patrons" opened at Bonham's in London After Liverpool and Harrogate, the exhibition "Vlaho Bukovac and his Northern Patrons", opened at Bonham's in London, in the central gallery of this prestigious auction house at 101 New Bond Street. The exhibition was opened by Mr Joško Paro, Croatian Ambassador, Mrs Caroline Oliphant, Director of the Paintings Department and the famous British actor Mr Edward Fox, whose grandfather Samson Fox was one of the great admirers of Bukovac's paintings and a distinguished patron. 24.03.2006. | Press releases

Adamic''s Era 1780-1830BOOK PRESENTATIONS HELD AT THE CROATIAN EMBASSY: ADAMIC'S ERA 1780 - 1830 AND THE BRITISH NAVY, RIJEKA AND ADAMIC, BY MALCOLM SCOTT HARDY Croatian Embassy in London and the British-Croatian Society jointly organised a literary evening on Wednesday, 15th March 2006, to launch a couple of books dealing with the subject of British-Croatian links: "Adamic's Era 1780 - 1830" and "The British Navy, Rijeka and Adamic" by Malcolm Scott Hardy. Mr Ervin Dubrovic, spoke about the book "Adamic's Era 1780 - 1830": Rijeka's Merchant in a time of Great Changes" both as its editor and as the Director of the Museum of the City of Rijeka, the publisher of the book. He was followed by a British historian Malcom Scott Hardy, who spoke about his publication "The British Navy, Rijeka and A.L. Adamic: War and Trade in the Adriatic 1800 -25." Hardy's research gives the most thorough and reliable insight into relations between the Croatian regions and Great Britain during the "time of great changes" and Napoleonic wars. In addition to Croatian edition of the book, a special edition in English was presented as well: "The British Navy, Rijeka and A.L. Adamic: War and Trade in the Adriatic 1800 -25." published by Archaeopress in Oxford in 2005. 21.03.2006. | Press releases

Concert Aestas Musica at St George''s ChurchThe international ensemble of baroque music Aestas Musica held concert at St. George's Church in London, Friday, 20th January 2006 The International Summer School of Baroque Music and Dance and the Croatian Embassy in London organised a concert of baroque music by various composers, including a sonata written by the Istrian baroque composer Gabriel Usper. As many as twenty seven artists from eight countries performed at the concert, all of them teachers and students at the International Summer School of Baroque Music and Dance Aestas Musica. 23.01.2006. | Press releases

Exhibition of paintings by Vlaho Bukovac opened in HarrogateExhibition " Searching for Blaise: Vlaho Bukovac (1855-1922) and his Northern Patrons", Mercer Art Gallery, opened in Harrogate, 19th January 2006 "Fox me pozvao u goste. U Harrogateu nas docekaše uprav kraljevski. Nikad takovo bogatstvo vidio nijesam. ..." This is how in his autobiography "My Life", Vlaho Bukovac described his stay in Harrogate. We also find out from the book that, some time around 1880, Bukovac enjoyed friendship of wealthy patrons and that it was an exceptionally fruitful period during which he painted numerous portraits. 22.01.2006. | Press releases

Concert Aestas MusicaCONCERT AESTAS MUSICA AT ST.GEORGE'S CHURCH, HANOVER SQUARE, 20TH JANUARY 2006 AT 7.30 PM AESTAS MUSICA International Summer School of Baroque Music and Dance UK – Croatia The AESTAS MUSICA International Ensemble will join colleagues and students from UK, Croatia and other parts of Europe to raise funds for scholarships for the Aestas Musica Summer School in Varaždin, Croatia 2006. Concert will take place on Friday, 20th January 2006 at 7.30 pm at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London W1S 1FX.09.01.2006. | Press releases

Vlaho Bukovac and his Northern Partners, Mercer Gallery, Harrogate, 14th January until 19th March 2006Searching for Blaise: Vlaho Bukovac (1855-1922) and his Northern Patrons Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, 14 January to 19 March 2006 An exhibition at the Mercer Art Gallery sets out to re-discover this Croatian artist for English audiences, and to promote the search for some of his missing masterpieces. Blaise Bukovac was a Croatian painter of grand historical scenes, great Victorian businessmen and Pre-Raphaelite style nudes. A cosmopolitan European, he trained in Paris and worked there and in Belgrade, Prague, Dubrovnik, Zagreb…. Liverpool and Harrogate. 04.01.2006. | Press releases

Sacred Silver and Stained Glass Gallery at Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonSACRED SILVER AND STAINED GLASS GALLERY at the Victoria and Albert Museum London, 22nd November 2005 As a part of a gradual restoration of the permanent display, a gallery was opened on 22nd November at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, dedicated to the most important objects made of sacred silver and stained glass and connected with various religious rituals and sacral architecture from the Middle ages until today. The exhibition was opened by the Bishop of Oxford The Rev Richard Harries in front of five hundred people, many of whom were representatives of various religious communities in the UK. Director of the Museum Mr Mark Jones pointed out in his speech, that one of the most interesting exhibits shown in the gallery was the Shrine of St Simeon, an exact copy of the medieval shrine in Zadar, Croatia. Another speaker at the opening was Mr Michael Gettleson, Director of the Whiteley Charitable Trust which donated million and six hundred pounds for this project.28.11.2005. | Press releases

Searching for Blaise - Vlaho Bukovac and his Northern Patrons"Searching for Blaise - Vlaho Bukovac and his Northern Patrons", an exhibition of paintings by Vlaho Bukovac opened in Liverpool on 17th November 2005 In order to commemorate 150 years since Vlaho Bukovac was born, an exhibition of his paintings opened in Liverpool on 17th November 2005. "Vlaho Bukovac and his Northern Patrons" is a first exhibition that explores links between the Croatian artist and his British patrons, and as such will serve as an incentive to look for Bukovac''s paintings that had been owned by his patrons but have gone missing since the beginning of the 20th century. The Croatian Embassy in London organised a private view at Walker Art Gallery at which were present various European art experts and representatives of the city authorities. 23.11.2005. | Press releases