Rendezvous at the Gardens / Rendez-vous aux jardins – 2021
For the third time, the Rendez-vous aux Jardins event was held in Croatia, with the theme Knowledge Transfer.
You can read more about the event on the website: https://rendezvousauxjardins.culture.gouv.fr/
VARAŽDIN
The event "Knowledge transfer – a stroll through the history of park architecture in Vatroslav Jagić Promenade in Varaždin" presented the promenade's natural and cultural heritage to preschool and first grade students from The Sixth Elementary School in Varaždin. Employees from Varaždin's Conservation Department led the children on an interesting walk, sharing their knowledge of the relationship between people and nature and enjoying the beauty of designed spaces.
ZAGREB
The French Institute in Croatia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, put on the event "Unexpected Rendez-vous with Urban Dance Intervention Group with Ballet Preljocaj and The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb." They introduced the Zagreb audience to a dance group that meets with audiences in public, often unexpected places, performing choreographies from Angelino Preljocaj's repertoire. After the city center, they took the dance to Zagreb's Maksimir Park.
TROGIR
Vesna Hrga Martić discussed the history and current plant diversity of Garagnin-Fanfogna Park, as well as the Park’s renovation plans, with students from Trogir's Petar Berislavić Elementary School. Following the lecture, art works on tiramoles were displayed in the courtyard of the same-named palace, which houses the Trogir City Museum. Ana Šverko from the Institute of Art History also spoke about the park's creation and the preparation of project documentation for its restoration. The lecture was preceded by a recitation of songs in the chakavian dialect by fifth-grade students, who were reminded that, in addition to natural and cultural heritage, Trogir has a rich intangible cultural heritage.
| The Ministry of Culture and Media, in collaboration with the Conservation Departments in Trogir and Varaždin, as well as the French Institute in Croatia, organized educational and scientific programs in Trogir and Varaždin, while an interactive dance program featuring the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb and the Preljocaj Ballet from Aix-en-Provence was held in Zagreb. Since 2003, the French Ministry of Culture has organized the event on the first weekend of June, when various private and public gardens, parks, and promenades are open to the public throughout France, and since 2018, as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage, it has been organized all across Europe. |
VARAŽDIN
The event "Knowledge transfer – a stroll through the history of park architecture in Vatroslav Jagić Promenade in Varaždin" presented the promenade's natural and cultural heritage to preschool and first grade students from The Sixth Elementary School in Varaždin. Employees from Varaždin's Conservation Department led the children on an interesting walk, sharing their knowledge of the relationship between people and nature and enjoying the beauty of designed spaces.
ZAGREB
The French Institute in Croatia, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, put on the event "Unexpected Rendez-vous with Urban Dance Intervention Group with Ballet Preljocaj and The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb." They introduced the Zagreb audience to a dance group that meets with audiences in public, often unexpected places, performing choreographies from Angelino Preljocaj's repertoire. After the city center, they took the dance to Zagreb's Maksimir Park.
TROGIR
Vesna Hrga Martić discussed the history and current plant diversity of Garagnin-Fanfogna Park, as well as the Park’s renovation plans, with students from Trogir's Petar Berislavić Elementary School. Following the lecture, art works on tiramoles were displayed in the courtyard of the same-named palace, which houses the Trogir City Museum. Ana Šverko from the Institute of Art History also spoke about the park's creation and the preparation of project documentation for its restoration. The lecture was preceded by a recitation of songs in the chakavian dialect by fifth-grade students, who were reminded that, in addition to natural and cultural heritage, Trogir has a rich intangible cultural heritage.