Croatia Forum

[franeymoon]

Just as every place, island and region... is home to some
secret, so it is in the interior of the island of Krk where the town of
Dobrinj is hidden. Now that the value of tradition and original tourist
attractions are receiving all the more deserved attention, Dobrinj too
has become an interesting destination for lovers of cultural points of
interest and the works of art and history hidden in them.
The Dobrinj ethnographic collection, situated in the very
centre of the town, is an endless source of information about the
rich history of Krk, especially related to the former daily life of Krk
fishermen, farmers and farm hands.
With its over 1250 exhibits the ethnological collection
depicts various objects that were once used in households and in
everyday work. They have all been collected from the wider Dobrinj
area during the past decades.
There is an original brick fireplace in the ground floor of
the museum together with numerous tools used in and around the
hearth. Various objects are exhibited on the first floor related to the
daily work and trades of the islanders such as agricultural, olive
growing and viticultural tools and numerous fishing implements.
Also on display besides tools there is a diverse collection
of ceramics, wool-working tools, spinning wheels, sheep-shearing
scissors, spindles and an abundance of other household objects.
Beside the ethnographic collection, visitors can tour a valuable
sacral collection that has for decades now been kept in the
fraternal hall of the Dobrinj parish house complex.
The museum’s collection is divided into 4 groups. Among
the silverware there are numerous crosses, reliquaries and censers,
while among the woodwork there are numerous statues of saints
and valuable sections of altars. Hidden among the collection of linen
are numerous antependium, “albas” or white shirts, chasubles and
much more, while the collection of books is made up of a rich set
of handwritten canonical books, missals, books of rites and others,
the most significant of which is the “Prva knjiga” (First Book) of the
Dobrinj cathedral chapter in which there is a copy of a donation from
the year 1100 written in the Glagolitic script.

Municipality of Dobrinj Tourist Board
web site: http://www.tzo-dobrinj.hr


taken from journalists web newsletter 08/2006 http://press.croatia.hr/datoteke/2585.pdf