ACT I · Scientific Colloquium “Cultural Heritage and the History of Pula in the Austro-Hungarian Period” · 9:30–13:30 · Archaeological Museum of Istria, Carrarina Street 3, ground floor education hall
9:30 Opening remarks and welcome to guests
Ivna Bevanda Strah and Zlatko Vidačković open the colloquium and welcome the guests together with H.I.R.H. Archduke Sandor Habsburg-Lothringen.
Moderated by Assoc. Prof. Lidija Nikočević, PhD, and Vito Paoletić, PhD
Scores from the Naval Casino
The musical heritage of the Naval Casino opens the story of Pula’s cultural life under the Monarchy.
Prof. Lada Duraković, PhD
Women in the Promotion of Tourism in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
The lecture traces women’s contribution to the early tourism of the Monarchy.
Assoc. Prof. Jasenka Kranjčević, PhD · Institute for Tourism, Zagreb
History as a Resource for Creative Tourism
Historical heritage becomes material for today’s creative tourism.
Assoc. Prof. Romana Lekić, PhD
The Film Life of Pula under Austria-Hungary
The early film life of Pula reveals the city on the Monarchy’s film reel.
Assoc. Prof. Zlatko Vidačković, PhD
Legal Status of the Sea Coast in Austria-Hungary According to the Study by Uliks Stanger
The lecture traces the legal framework of the sea coast during the time of the Monarchy.
Prof. Goran Vojković, PhD · University North
Model of Circular Creativity, Case Study of the Living Pictures of Austro-Hungarian Pula
The model shows how constraint drives renewal, while heritage carries new ideas.
Prof. Jasna Horvat, PhD
The Edges of Austro-Hungarian Heritage, Film Images of Mayerling
Film images of Mayerling reveal the edges of Austro-Hungarian heritage.
Bruno Kragić, PhD · Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute
ACT II · Children’s Program · 10:00–12:00 · Dante Square
10:00–12:00 Little Citizens of Pula, Great City
The morning hour belongs to the youngest citizens of Pula. Interactive educational workshops combine music, dance and play, so children get to know their city from the time of the Monarchy.
Birikina Association – Stories from the Riva · Pupetta Association – Greetings from Old Pula · Zaro Ballet Studio led by Andrea Štifanić · program hosted by Sedina Cerovac
ACT III · Afternoon · 17:00–21:00 · crafts, wine and a postcard
17:00–21:00 Dante Square, Crafts of Pula’s Golden Age
Interactive workshops and presentations of old crafts take visitors back to the time of the Monarchy’s craftsmen.
17:30–19:00 History of Wine from Austria-Hungary to Today, ECPD Gallery, Flaciusova 18
A panel discussion and tasting trace the Istrian wine story, viticulture in the time of the Monarchy, and the continuity of wine in cultural identity. The panel includes a visit to the Wine Museum.
Moderator Klara Dujmović · Assoc. Prof. Marijan Bubola, PhD · Assoc. Prof. Romana Lekić, PhD · Ivan Marić · Emil Perdec · Doris Cerin Otočan, PhD · Wine Museum, Sergijevaca Street 11
18:30 Forum, Postcard from Pula
At Pula’s Forum, visitors can enjoy Postcard from Pula and a carriage ride Through History by Carriage. Dance and the White Waltz Wine Night with Trio Polana announce the evening concert.
Art Dance Ballet Studio – Tatjana Samuele · Trio Polana
ACT IV · Evening · 21:00 · Small Roman Theatre
21:00 Gala Concert Classics for All Generations
On the stage of the Small Roman Theatre, top musicians from Vienna, Zagreb and Ljubljana will come together. The program features Strauss waltzes, operetta melodies by Franz Lehár, the lyricism of Giacomo Puccini, and compositions evoking the spirit of the Adriatic. The violin of Antonio Stradivari arrives in Pula; the program brings together works by Strauss, Lehár, Puccini, Tijardović and Vivaldi in a new guise.
Patrik Greblo, Ljubljana – conductor · Yury Revich, Vienna – Antonio Stradivari violin, kindly loaned by J & A Beare · Matej Meštrović, Zagreb – piano · Josipa Bilić, Zagreb – soprano · Slovenian String Orchestra