Culture & Heritage

The Zelenci: The Two Green Figures Who Keep Time Above Dubrovnik

The Zelenci: The Two Green Figures Who Keep Time Above Dubrovnik

Some city symbols do not stand still quietly in the background In Dubrovnik, some of them strike the hour. High…
Midsummer Scene Opens at Lovrjenac with a New Musketeer Adventure

Midsummer Scene Opens at Lovrjenac with a New Musketeer Adventure

Fort Lovrjenac will once again become one of Dubrovnik’s most atmospheric summer stages as Midsummer Scene opens its twelfth season…
Rare Late Antique Sarcophagus Discovered in Cavtat, the Site of Ancient Epidaurum

Rare Late Antique Sarcophagus Discovered in Cavtat, the Site of Ancient Epidaurum

A Remarkable Find Beneath Cavtat A rare Late Antique sarcophagus has been discovered in Cavtat, adding another important chapter to…
Pavo Urban’s Mediterraneanism Opens in Dubrovnik, Revealing the Photographer Before the War

Pavo Urban’s Mediterraneanism Opens in Dubrovnik, Revealing the Photographer Before the War

The exhibition Mediterraneanism by Pavo Urban, organised by the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb and the Dubrovnik Art…
Midsummer Scene: How Two Dubrovnik Women Created a Summer Theatre Favourite

Midsummer Scene: How Two Dubrovnik Women Created a Summer Theatre Favourite

A Different Kind of Summer Festival Dubrovnik has always known how to turn stone into theatre. Its squares, palaces, staircases…
Porporela: A Place of Waves, Memory and Meetings

Porporela: A Place of Waves, Memory and Meetings

Some places are not explained. They are felt. In Dubrovnik, Porporela is one of those places. Set beside St John’s…
Dubrovnik Libraries: Where the City Reads, Meets and Remembers

Dubrovnik Libraries: Where the City Reads, Meets and Remembers

Dubrovnik is usually introduced through its walls, squares and sea views, but the city also has another kind of public…