What a week! Workshops, exhibition, films, excursions, and then again workshops, exhibition and films! And another lecture! Last week, the Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments turned into a truly magical stage for the 8th edition of the International Archaeological Film Festival.
Rich program at the 8th MFAF with 18 incredible films
During the three days of the competition part of the Festival, from November 7 to 9, the Great Exhibition Hall of the Museum turned into a cinema hall where 18 incredible films were shown in the afternoon and evening hours, which took us on interdisciplinary and transmedia journeys. We traveled through Venice and learned about the importance and value of wood as a material, we watched how tattoos were created in the past, shrines moved, earthquakes and rough seas escaped, remembered our loved ones and their everyday life that remained woven into the stone through tradition and heritage.
Lecture about the Notre-Dame de Paris after the fire
Last year’s lecture by Cyrille Gouyette, we now rounded off with the screening of the film Beneath the Street Art, the Louvre by director Frédéric Bouquet-Grilli, where through the work of four street artists, Madame, Nadège Dauvergne, Zevs and Andrea Ravo Mattoni, and their application of different techniques and aesthetics, we followed the way in which inspiration is drawn from old masters that they copy, reinterpret and adapt to the contemporary context.
The accompanying program also included a lecture by Dr. Martine Regert titled ‘Notre-Dame de Paris after the fire: a cathedral of research’ where an exceptional scientific and human adventure was presented, which currently gathers more than 150 experts from different fields.
Workshops, trips and screenings attracted children and students
And while our afternoons and evenings were reserved for films and lectures, the mornings of the festival week were reserved for youngsters.
A total of five forensic workshops were held, four guided tours through the exhibition Croatian warriors in the Early Middle Ages, and screenings of three children’s archeological films with over 160 pupils and students, three schools and six classes!
We replaced the museum with organized trips to Salona and Split for two mornings. We are especially proud that archeology students from the University of Zadar joined us on our trip to discover ancient Salona.
A truly rich program, isn’t it?
