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THE MUSEUM OF LOST TALES;
a House of Wonders from Croatian Folktales
is a unique place in the European region where the rich oral heritage of Croatia is presented through the art concept of a transmedia artist – Zdenko Bašić.
Sometimes we forget about our ancestors and the wonderful world of oral tales which they spoke of on warm summer nights. The wondrous collection of over hundreds of magical creatures and beings which inhabited their imagination in a time when the world was shared by men and elves.
The MUSEUM OF LOST TALES is a place where we revisit nearly forgotten beings that wander freely through swampy forests, soft, damp meadows, and old river streams and ditches. They glide along moonlit paths through reeds, avoiding gardens and courtyards, treading only by secret trails and savouring the delicate scents of silence.
They do not need city keys; instead, they may slip through keyholes, cracks, and loopholes, making their nests in deep wells, lurk in courtyards or underneath the staircases with vanishing steps, hiding under tables, and crouching in shadowy corners.
The museum becomes their temporary refuge, a sanctuary in murky arches or dim corners, on the delicate threshold between fantasy and reality - dreams and reality.
At the museum display we journey through a rich tapestry of stories and childhood memories that the author further explores in his research, gathering oral tellings on his tireless travels through this country’s crumbling villages, forgotten forests, and mountains. Thus, he continues to build upon his family oral tradition by exchanging experiences with experts and living storytellers he encounters while wandering. In this way, Zdenko crafts a unique world of long-lost tales, made tangible and immersive through his distinctive style, which blends contemporary techniques and media with the astonishing realm of the mythical past.
