„Perje, jabuke i zrno soli – božićni nakit iz fundusa zagrebačkog Etnografskog muzeja“
Izložbom predstavljen božićni nakit fundusa Etnografskog muzeja potječe s kraja 19. i iz 20. stoljeća dok je ideja predstaviti njegove vrste, načine njegove izrade i ukrašavanja njime. Različiti materijali poput perja, jabuka, soli, papira, orašastih plodova, metala, stakla i plastike koristili su se za izradu ovih ukrasa. Naziv izložbe inspiriran je upravo raznolikošću materijala.
Posjetiteljima predstavljamo ukrase podijeljene u dvije velike skupine, onu nakita izrađenog kod kuće za osobne potrebe i onog serijski izrađenog namijenjenog prodaji.
U izložbi će biti naglašen i socioekonomski aspekt božićnog nakita. Ukrasi nisu samo dekorativni – oni odražavaju vrijeme u kojem su nastali, tehnike izrade te priče koje se za njih vežu.
Zanimljivosti običaja ukrašavanja zelenilom također će biti tematizirane. Je li zelenilo samo ukras ili je ono imalo i određenu apotropejsku funkciju koja je s vremenom nestala? Koja je bila simbolična uloga zelenila te kada je ono postalo isključivo dekorativno?
Izložba će potaknuti pitanje o starosti tradicija kakve danas poznajemo.
Izložba traje od 28. 11. 2017. do 28. 1. 2018.
„Feathers, apples and grain salt – Christmas jewelry from the fundament of the Zagreb Ethnographic Museum“
An exhibition featuring Christmas jewelery fundamentals of the Ethnographic Museum dates back to the late 19th and 20th centuries, while the idea is to present its species, ways of making and decorating it. Various materials such as feathers, apples, salt, paper, nuts, metals, glass and plastic were used to make these decorations. The name of the exhibition is inspired by the diversity of materials.
We present to visitors the ornaments divided into two large groups, the jewelry made at home for personal use and the series designed for sale.
The socioeconomic aspect of Christmas jewelry will be emphasized in the exhibition. Molds are not just decorative – they reflect the time they were made, the techniques of making and the stories that tied them up.
Interestingly, landscaping customs will also be discussed. Was the greenery just a decoration or did it have a certain apotrope function that disappeared over time? What was the symbolic role of greenery and when it became exclusively decorative?
The exhibition will stimulate the question of the age of tradition we know today.
The exhibition runs from 28 November 2017 to 28 January 2018.