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- MartaZagreb, Croatia10 contributionsUpon arrival, we were greeted by very friendly staff who guided us to the entire contents of the park. There are very nice walks to the main viewpoints from which you can observe the vast fields and the flight of birds. After the walk, a boat ride on the river accompanied by a guide is also very nice. An excellent day trip not far from Zagreb.Written 20 October 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Jasna J273 contributionsSmall town not so far from Zagreb. I just stoped by to drink some coffee and walk around the center of the town. I havent had time enough to enjoy in this serene town and I will definitly come back soon.Written 8 January 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- periandroLuxembourg City, Luxembourg10 368 contributionst's an interesting museum located in the center of the city of Kutina. The different items exhibited in it, with the exception of those appertaining to the gallery, find themselves in a building which used to be a castle belonging to the counts of Erdödy. It's a nice building dating back to the eighteenth century in baroque style though the original appearance was modified in 1895, the year whose number is stated on the gable. The items concerned in the mentioned ancient castle make up three permanent exhibitions, each one of them dedicated respectively to archaeology, culture and History, and ethnography. The gallery is in the former palace of the Aush family built in the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. It houses on its first floor painting and sculpture works as its permanent exhibition.
Starting from the geological section, it's amazing to see the manifold fossils and sea organisms housed in the Museum which constitute a real evidence about today's Moslavina being under the sea about thirty five million years ago. Among such objets, the fossiled shell of an irregular sea urchin is outstanding. Likewise, some prehistorical objects can be contemplated as part of that section, both from the Stone Age (Neolitic), the Copper Age (Eneolitic), and the Bronze Age. In the Stone Age, a material produced by men started being used: ceramic. Apart from that, tools were also made of bone and stone. From that Age some polished axes with a hole are exhibited in the Museum. They are very interesting indeed. Besides, some vessels and pottery which can be seen in the Museum, decorated with linear and banded motifs are eye catching. From the Copper Age (Eneolithic) there are also in it some pottery objects, such as pots, bowls and plates. Notwithstanding that, the most interesting item is an idol, schematized male figurine made of ceramic. It's a spectacular figure. Among other ceramic items, some coming under the headings of children toys, weights and figurines-idols as well as some others discovered by chance ought to be pointed out. The latter include a stone axe from Šartovac or a copper axe from Jazavica.
Also some objects from the Roman period are displayed in that Museum. Most of them are fragments of nice ceramic pottery, fine jewellery and others such as pieces of glass vessels and the end of a battle spear. The same applies to the archaeological remains from the High Middle Ages, which could be retrieved thanks to the preservation of the ruins of medieval fortified cities. The most conspicuous samples thereof dating back to that period are a beautiful gothic glass on a short stem ornamented by red painted lines and a relief of spirally twisted bands, rings and most parts of the portal to the Pauline monastery formerly known as Bela Crkva. Unfortunately the latter suffered heavy damages in the sixteenth century on the occasion of the Ottoman conquest.
The permanent cultural and historical exhibition in the Museum concerned is of the utmost interest. As a part of it, a copy of the charter of king Ladislaus from the second half of the thirteenth century, whose original is kept in the Vienna National Archives, is very illustrative, particularly because it's the document on which Kutina is first mentioned as a state. Moreover, there is a missal “Missale Romanum” in accordance with that issued by the Pope Pius V in 1570 pursuant of the doctrine deriving from the Trento Council. Besides, that exhibition includes some marvellous pieces of furniture and devices dating back to the late nineteenth century or the first part of the twentieth making one feel as living in those times when everything was more pleasant and life was not so nerve shattering. Among those items one can contemplate there a guild's chest from 1843, an office desk with an upper shelf and a chest of drawers from the beginning of the twentieth century as well as a wall telephone from around 1890. In addition to the foregoing, that section comprises some very nice artifacts, weapons and documents regarding the First World War and objects in relation to the erstwhile Jewish community. In this respect there is a photo of a synagogue, a nice building with two towers on its front, which was inexplicably and stupidly demolished in 1968. A feeling of anger and frustration should pervade any sensitive person's mind when, at the sight of such a photograph, he or she can't avoid thinking of men's brutality which the demolition of the said building entails.
The ethnographic section includes several thematic units calling up traditions, culture pottery, agriculture, textile raw material and production technology, folk costumes in Moslavina, home textile in farmhouses and musical instruments concerning the musical heritage of that region. As far as textile raw material and production technology is concerned one can behold in the Museum, for instance, a horizontal loom. It's a very interesting device on which several weaving techniques were used to produce different types of knitted embroidering. It should be pointed out that regular everyday clothes and textiles for home furniture and equipment were made of thick linen, whereas formal attire was made of fine linen.
As stated above, the painting and sculpture art works are kept in a separate building. Such works may have a certain interest for Croats and for the ones from abroad who have made some research on Croatian art production, particularly those by renowned, academy-trained painters and sculptors, but little interest for other foreigners.
The more attractive paintings housed in that gallery are “The Museum” by Ivan Milat, an impressionist painting showing the building of the Moslavina Museum; “Eve” by Anton Cetín, which is an archetype, a heavenly model which inspires and promotes inexhaustible visual structures, and “The Reader” by Ferdinand Kulmer. As regards sculpture “The Scooter” by Branko Ružić ought to be outlined. In it one can observe specific deformities within the scope of both humour and irony as it can be detected in most of his works.
The visit to that Museum is therefore highly recommendable while in Kutina or in the surrounding area. It's an excellent way to become acquainted with important cultural and historical aspects of the county of Moslavina.Written 30 August 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
