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Kristian Krekovic's drawings exhibited in the Modern Gallery in Croatia's capital Zagreb
 | Kristian Kreković 1901-1985 is a distinguished Croatian painter. His main works can be seen in Palma de Mallorca in Museum Krekovic, which has been solemnly opened by Queen Sofia of Spain in 1981. Kreković's 54 drawings have been exhibited on 4 October 2011 in the Modern Gallery in Zagreb in the presence of His Excellency prof.dr. Fedor Devide, plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru in Croatia, and numerous visitors. The exhibition has been organized by Matrix Croatica, Passion Heritage, and Croatian-Hispanic Society, and is opened until the end of October 2011. |
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Mediterranean Culinary Adventures on the Opatija Riviera in Croatia - Feasts for the Senses
 | In the fall of 2007, I took a well-deserved vacation in Europe. I visited Croatia on that trip and fell in love. I just had to go back. And so I did, and on a five-month journey of discovery, the idea to create a Website devoted to international gastronomy and travel destinations was born... You will be transported to a wonderful world of field trips, sumptuous wine tastings, hands-on cooking classes and adventurous truffle-hunting or wild asparagus picking. You'll learn, you'll experience, and you'll enjoy. It will be a rich, rewarding and enlightening get-away and you'll be glad you chose to spend your time with us. Written by Carmen Grenier from Canada. |
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Vladimir Shuvaev director of verbotonal institute in Vladivostok in Russia visited Croatia's capital Zagreb
 | Dr. Vladimir Šuvaev is a young expert for problems of deafness of children in the Russian Federation and director of the institute in Vladivostok. In his work he is exploiting the verbotonal method developed at the world's famous SUVAG center in Croatia's capital Zagreb. There are more than 600 SUVAG centers in more than 70 countries. In the Russian Federation only there are SUVAG centers in 29 cities. We publish an interview with dr. Šuvaev and prof. Lovrić conducted in Zagreb in the Russian language.
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Suncica - Sunny, Way of the Cross of Croatian women and children in Serbian concentration camps 1991-1995
 | Sunčica - Sunny was only eight months old when she was taken prisoner with her mother in Vukovar 1991. Twenty years later, Sunny is a grown girl and knows what was done to her and her mother. Croatia is interwoven with the strength of countless Sunnies. Sunčica - Sunny is the title of a bilingual Croatian-English book written against the crime of silence and suppression still being commited against her and her mother today. The book was published by the Society of former detainees of Serbian concentration camps in 2011.
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Croatian animation on Cambridge Film Festival 23-24 September 2011
 | On September 23-24 2011 the Cambridge Film Festival will be screening two programmes of Croatian animation. Aline Conti, the Short Film Programmer for the Cambridge Film Festival: "... the originality and quality of these animations struck me and I thought 'People in Cambridge need to see these animations! ...' I believe that Croatian animations played a revolutionary role in the history of animation especially in the 1950s when the Zagreb Animation School abandoned the Disney-like cartoon style, and introduced visual of avant-garde abstract painting, constructivism and cubism. ... ". |
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Epidaurus Festival in Croatia for littlest residents of Dubrovnik region in Pridvorje 16 Sep 2011 at 8pm
 | The most precious things begin and end at home; all else is secondary. Ježurka Ježić, the popular character from Branko Ćopić's “Ježeva kućica” (The Hedgehog's Home), understood this. So shall we, and our children; I'm not afraid for the children - they will understand if they have a chance. A beautiful interpretation of this timeless text takes the form of a musical in the enchanted surroundings of Konavle's Pridvorje on Friday, September 16th 2011 at 8pm. This lovely and important presentation is a gift from the Epidaurus Festival to the kindergarten in Konavle. |
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Japanese mathematicians Yuki Naito and Satoshi Tanaka visited Zagreb and Plitvice Lakes
  | Yuki Naito and Satoshi Tanaka, professors of mathematics from Japan, visited the Department of Applied Mathematics of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia, by the end of July 2011. This is a result of their collaboration with professor Mervan Pašić from that faculty. They delivered two plenary lectures at an International Math Workshop organized in Zagreb. During their stay in Croatia they visited the Plitivce Lakes.
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Badinter Committee decided on factual recognition of Croatia on 7 September 1991
 | Robert Badinter is French lawyer, university professor and politician. Badinter’s arbitration commission, established by the European Community, stated that Croatia and Slovenia acquired their sovereignty on 7 September 1991, and from that date Croatia and Slovenia are independent and sovereign states. |
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Russian recognition to Croatian Lepoglava lace and to Tihana Rendic in the city of Volgoda 2011
 | Tihana Rendić has won the first prize at the International Lace Festival organized in Volgoda in Russia in 2011, in the category of professional lacemarers. We also announce the 15th International Lace Festival in Lepoglava, Croatia, organized from 22 to 25 September 2011. |
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Nenad Hancic created a new high quality Croatian Glagolitic font for Windows
 | Nenad Hančić from Germany, Duesseldorff, created a new Croatian Glagolitic font for Windows. The lower case letters of the font “Glagolica Missal DPG” are oriented on the “Missal from 1483”, the first Croatian printed book (incunabulum), while the capital letters are oriented on those of “Transit of St. Jerome”, a book printed in Croatian Glagolitic characters in the town of Senj in 1508. We owe our deep gratitude to Nenad Hančić: his work will be immensly useful both for amateurs and professionals. |
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