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Batana



It is a popular type of Croatian traditional fishing boat found in Rovinj.

Kuca o Batani (House of Batana) is represented the main interpretation and documentation centre. It is also known as muostra. It the first eco-museum that was established in Croatia in 2004 next to Rovinj's large pier, at Obala Pina Budicina 2.

Batana is one of the most widespread traditional vessels in Rovinj, and their use in the local community reflects a continuity of local traditions, particularly as they reflect the continuity of everyday life.

Batana is an important part of the town's a trade and heritage, these methods have been handed down by families. However, the popularity of industrial models led to them becoming scarce until 2004, when local enthusiasts created an association to help safeguard the traditional practice of hand-crafting, with an old dialect and traditional songs.

With support from the City of Rovinj, the Heritage Museum of Rovinj, the Rovinj Historic Research Centre, the Italian Community of Rovinj, and an eco-museology expert, the House of Batana created the Batana Ecomuseum, which raises public awareness and provides training in batana practices. Dragana Lucija Ratkovic Aydemir was the expert head of the eco-museum from 2004 to 2012.

Batana Museum is a special way of managing heritage in the hands of the local community. It is dedicated to the Batana fishing boat and the local heritage community, which recognizes it as their symbol.

The museum organizes professional gatherings and participates in international projects to cooperate in the field of heritage protection and preservation throughout the year and especially during the summer months. And it also responsible for the production of instructional materials, presenting workshops in schools, and informing the youth about how intangible heritage is important and why it should be protected.

However, the key task of the Rovinj Eco-museum is to develop and innovate eco-museum principles, and apply them in the local community by promoting innovative cultural tourism, participatory, and various programs to strengthen the cultural competency of communities for sustainable development. As important as the objective to raise awareness of the role of the batana boat in creating an intercultural dialogue with Rovinj's local communities, it is also important to raise awareness of the batana boat as an important asset in the larger family of traditional vessels and to how it connects to its local communities on the Adriatic and Mediterranean, and how it actively contributes to initiatives to protect the maritime heritage and culture of Europe and the world.

References

(https://ich.unesco.org/en/BSP/community-project-of-safeguarding-the-living-culture-of-rovinj-rovigno-the-batana-ecomuseum-01098) (https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekomuzej_batana) (http://www.batana.org/en/the-batana-eco-museum/info-about-the-eco-museum/)


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