Domov 5 Department of Archaeology and Heritage 5 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martina Blečić Kavur has received the Croatian Archaeological Society’s “Josip Brunšmid” Award for the exhibition project “The Heroic Age of the Histri”.
Domov 5 Department of Archaeology and Heritage 5 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martina Blečić Kavur has received the Croatian Archaeological Society’s “Josip Brunšmid” Award for the exhibition project “The Heroic Age of the Histri”.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martina Blečić Kavur has received the Croatian Archaeological Society’s “Josip Brunšmid” Award for the exhibition project “The Heroic Age of the Histri”.
Published 03/11/2025
At the scientific meeting of the Croatian Archaeological Society, “Between the Sea and the Mainland – Archaeological Perspectives of the Dalmatian Hinterland”, and the annual assembly, held in Knin from 6 to 10 October 2025, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Martina Blečić Kavur from the Department/Institute of Archaeology and Heritage received the prestigious annual “Josip Brunšmid” Award 2024 for the exhibition project “The Heroic Age of the Histri” (2023–2025).

The project integrated museum and academic work through collaboration between the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula (Croatia) and the University of Primorska in Koper (Slovenia). It presented the authentic and unique archaeological heritage of the Histri on the largest international tour to date, spanning four European countries: Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. Each exhibition was accompanied by a dedicated monograph. In total, there are four editions of the scholarly publication in five languages and two scripts (Italian and Croatian, Macedonian and English, Croatian and English), with the latest monograph, in Slovenian and English, also published as open access by University of Primorska Press (https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-293-440-8).

In addition to popularising archaeology, the exhibition project engaged both professional and general audiences, as well as students of archaeology and related disciplines, thereby enhancing the international recognition and reputation of Istrian archaeological heritage.