In order to discuss some of the methodological issues, and more, to discuss the implementation of new technologies in our research, a workshop was organised in Padova from the 12^th to the 15^th April 2015. Four of the members of the CROMART team participated (A. Chavarria, G. P. Brogiolo, P. Marković, M. Jurković). Continue reading → Case Study – Rab: Workshop, Padova, April 12th-15th 2015

The project Croatian medieval heritage in European context: mobility of artists and transfer of forms, functions and ideas (CROMART), financed by the Croatian Science Foundation, was presented to the public in the premises of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, on February 27^th 2015. Continue reading → Presentation of the CROMART project, Zagreb, February 27th 2015

The monastery of St Mary the Great near Bale in Istria is a rare example of systematic research of a Carolingian monastery. In the first phase (1995-2000) the church and the south western chapel were excavated, in a French – Croatian partnership (J.-P. Caillet, P. Chevalier, I. Matejčić, M. Jurković). The third partner, the Museum of Croatian national monuments – MHAS (A. Milošević), joined in the second phase of the project, when the eastern and southern parts of the monastery, outside the perimeter of the walls were excavated (2002-2012). The ongoing third phase concentrates on the outer perimeter of the western side of the monastery, and is incorporated in the CROMART project. Continue reading → Monastery of St Mary the Great near Bale, Istria – excavations 2014, October

The Carolingian fortified settlement of Guran in southern Istria, with its churches (the great basilica outside the city walls, the cemetery church of St Simon, and the church of St Cecilia on the edges of a roman villa rustica) is a long lasting research project of the IRCLAMA. From 2002 to 2012 in a Swiss-Croatian partnership (Jean Terrier, Miljenko Jurković) the three churches were excavated. After conservation they were opened to the public and incorporated in the offer of cultural tourism. Continue reading → Carolingian fortified settlement Guran, Istria – excavations 2014, October 6th-19th

During comparative research in Languedoc and Catalonia, and work with project members G. Mallet, X. Barral I Altet, M. Guardia, C. Mancho, J. Molina, P. Chevalier, M. Jurković has given a public lecture entitled Les élites ecclésiastiques au XIe siècle en Croatie. La création d’un nouveau style at the University of Montpellier, giving some of the methodological aspects of the research to complete.

After the first project meetings in Poreč (Jurković, Barral, Caillet, Matejčić, Lucherini, Mustač, Levak, Bradanović) and Rab (Jurković, Brogiolo, Chavarria, Chevalier, Marković, Starac) in June 2014, and the meeting in Barcelona (Jurković, Barral, Mancho, Guardia, Molina) and in Montpellier (Mallet, Jurković) in September, the project team members have started to work on comparative materials. The PI, M. Jurković, as guest professor at the University of Montpellier (financed by other funds), has worked on early medieval sculpture in south-western France.

Welcome to the website of the project Croatian medieval heritage in European context: mobility of artists and transfer of forms, functions and ideas (CROMART), funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (Hrvatska zaklada za znanost).