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What to expect
The Ethnographic Museum of Istria is a cultural institution dedicated to the collection, conservation, interpretation, and presentation of cultural phenomena related to the Istrian territory. The museum is located in the Castle of Pazin, a medieval fortress that has been preserved and now serves as a museum-exhibition hall. The museum's holdings include over 8,000 ethnographic artifacts, such as textile, agricultural tools, and objects of everyday life in Istrian villages from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The museum also features a collection of traditional Istrian costumes, including women's dresses with characteristic wedge patterns and men's clothing such as 'brneveke' and 'brageše' trousers. The museum's goal is to methodically collect ethnographic artifacts from rural and urban environments and to research themes such as everyday life, clothing, rural farming, children's games, music, traditional food, and multiculturalism
Plan your family visit to the Ethnographic Museum of Istria with these blog insights 👇
Pazin: The Ethnographic Museum of Istria
Activities: We went to the Ethnographic Museum of Istria, located in the old castle. We saw old craft workshops like blacksmiths and a traditional kitchen. We also saw Istrian costumes and weapons in the tower, but we had to be careful with the children. We also saw traditionally painted wooden toys
Highlights: The children loved the museum's modern educational approach, where we were allowed to try things out and play in the children's corner. The traditional wooden toys were the highlight. They are so important in Istrian culture that they are even a UNESCO World Heritage Site ✨