Museum Exhibitions in Medvedgrad
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Do you want to know the secrets of Medvednica and Medvedgrad?
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Medvednica is inhabited by various plant and animal species. While there, you can visit various cultural heritage sites as well as Medvednica’s cave and mine. Put together, Medvednica has a lot of fascinating stories to tell.
These interesting stories are part of the Medvednica Museum collection – making the Medvedgrad Museum a must visit.
In the Ancient Forest Kingdom
The exhibition titled “In the Ancient Forest Kingdom” will let you truly experience the Medvednica Nature Park. If you want to know more about Medvednica’s ecosystem, don’t miss this exhibition. We’re sure you’ll love it and learning something new.
Enchanted History
Lots of interesting stories will take you back to the past when life in the vicinity of Zagreb was very different. Explore the course of historical events on Medvednica and discover all interesting historical tales about Medvedgrad.
Secrets of the Ancient Mountain
If you want to discover the legends and stories of Medvednica and Medvedgrad – don’t miss out on the exhibition “Secrets of the Ancient Mountain”. You’ll learn all the secrets of Medvednica in a unique way (using light and shadow and various other effects).
Why check out the Medvednica Museum collection?
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South tower
Small palace
Big palace
In the Ancient Forest Kingdom
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The exhibition titled “In the Ancient Forest Kingdom” will let you truly experience the Medvednica Nature Park.
More specifically, the exhibition will teach you about plant and animal species of Medvednica – and how to preserve its natural wealth.
If you want to know more about Medvednica’s ecosystem, don’t miss this exhibition. We’re sure you’ll love it and learning something new.
Message of the exhibition
The main message of this exhibition about Medvednica entitled “In the Ancient Forest Kingdom” is to convey the experience of uniqueness of Medvednica’s forested empire, create the feeling of rapture and respect for nature, and emphasize the need for its protection and preservation through various interactive exhibits that make use of the unique feeling of space of the Southern Tower and provide an attractive and unique backdrop for the exhibition within the medieval context of Medvedgrad.
Visitor experience
The permanent museum exhibition in the Southern Tower conveys the experience of rapture and feeling of awe with the mountain. The medieval surroundings create a sense of mysticism and enchantment, while the feeling of oneness with the forest as the key lets the visitor experience the lushness of the forest.
The experience is created through an innovative exhibition, interactive learning, exploration, and entertainment. By using the determiner of identity, and interesting contemporary interpretative and educational media, the visitor will discover the mountain and the uniqueness of its heritage.
Enchanted History
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Medvednica has been at the center of many events in history, as reflected in the fact that the town was governed by more than 150 different rulers. The history of Medvednica and Medvedgrad is much easier to understand if you visit the exhibition “Enchanted History”.
Lots of interesting stories will take you back to the past, when life in the vicinity of Zagreb was very different.
Explore the course of historical events on Medvednica and discover all interesting historical tales about Medvedgrad.
Message of the exhibition
The main message of the exhibition on Medvednica’s history, under the working title “Enchanted History”, is to bring the visitor closer to the historical tales and events of Medvednica and Medvedgrad, mostly from the Middle Ages, but also from other historical periods.
The most interesting tales in its history are told chronologically, using an interactive timeline and 3D projections with narration and combination of modeling, lighting, and audio effects.
Visitor experience
The permanent museum exhibition in the great hall will captivate its visitors for hours and let them learn about the history of the mountain as well as its stories from the earliest beginnings up to the present. This multimedia space is an interactive and fun place you won’t be able to forget. Same as in the castle, the medieval ambiance creates a sense of mysticism and enchantment.
The experience is created through an innovative exhibition, interactive learning, exploration, and entertainment. By using the determiner of identity, and interesting contemporary interpretative and educational media, the visitor will discover various themes from history.
Secrets of the Ancient Mountain
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Interestingly enough, the Medvedgrad fortress has never been conquered. One of the main reasons lies in the fact that Medvedgrad has always been associated with dark tales.
Throughout history, Medvedgrad has adopted a mystical aura, and its mysterious stories are still being retold today.
If you want to discover the legends and stories of Medvednica and Medvedgrad – don’t miss out on the exhibition “Secrets of the Ancient Mountain”. You’ll learn all secrets of Medvednica in a unique way (using light and shadow and various other effects).
Message of the exhibition
The main message of the exhibition under the working title of “Enchanted Fragrant Mountain”, is the transfer of myths and legends about Medvednica in a magical and unique way, through sound, light and shadow, smoke effects, and the overall ambiance that will evoke the mystery of this place. Visitors can also explore medieval cuisine through studying objects and ingredients found in a medieval pantry, recipes, and discovering different scents.
Visitor experience
This permanent museum exhibition in the small hall evokes the sense of mystery of the mountain, and is the backdrop for storytelling about Medvednica. With a backdrop with elements of the enchanted forest – fairies, forest and natural elements, and using the installation titled “Shadow Theater”, a masked guide will tell visitors various tales – about the Black Queen, fairies, and other folk tales.
In a smaller room in the middle hall, visitors will experience the smells of medieval cuisine and learn about it through ingredients and items found in a medieval pantry. They will also learn some old recipes that they will be able to take home with them.