On Saturday, June 8th, we opened our open-air exhibition. The minister of culture of the Republic of Croatia, Nina Obuljen Koržinek, personally attended the opening ceremony. Guided by the director of our Museum and the Mayor of the Municipality of Tisno, she visited the museum outside the walls – traditional wooden boats in the harbour…
European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2019 for Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding
The winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2019, Europe’s most prestigious honour in the field, funded by the Creative Europe Programme, were announced today by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage network. We’re proud to announce that, among this year’s winners in the category Education, Training and Awareness-raising, the Award…
Permit for the berthing of wooden boats in the open-air museum
Based on the contract that was signed with the County of Šibenik-Knin, we have been granted a permit to use seafront properties in order to use the moorings for the Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding. The permit is awarded for the presentation of traditional wooden boats as museum exhibits. The permissable area is 1482 m2,…
25th forum of Mediterranean Maritime Heritage
Heritage harbours, festivals and events with the aim of preservation and promotion of cultural heritage Betina, June 6 – 9, 2019 International Forum of the Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums (AMMM) will be held in Betina from 6 to 9 June, 2019. Betina Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding is the host of this year’s 25th…
HOW TO MAKE A WOODEN BOAT
Boatbuilding is preceded by a discussion between a boat owner and a boatbuilder. Boat owner has to decide on a type and purpose of his desired boat, maritime area in which the boat will be used, its dimensions, drive and specify all the details the boat will be fitted with. Taking into account all the…
Holiday Greeting Message🎀
We wish all our dear guests and friends of the Museum a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! We would also like to inform you that until the 2nd of January the Museum will be opened only for previously arranged group visits. We would like to thank all our friends, visitors, volunteers and supporters…
Contribution to understanding the shipbuilding in Betina
The villages Betina and Murter on the island of Murter were formed in the 14th and 15th century. Domestic population has practiced almost exclusively agriculture and cattle breeding since their inception. In the coming centuries, they expanded considerably their possessions by leasing the surrounding islands and the mainland as well as the Kornati and Žut…