Realia Collection
The Collection contains various weapons used by the first Croatian military units in the Dubrovnik area during the Homeland War, followed by: landmines and ordnance, artillery shells, ammunition casings, bullets, components of military gear, anti-tank weapons, everyday sundries used by Dubrovnik residents and Croatian troops during the siege by aggressor forces, memorabilia belonging to participants in events, wartime banners of military units, uniforms, Croatian Army insignia, signs from streets and institutions of the Independent State of Croatia during the World War II, models of 20th century aircraft from the Dubrovnik Aero Club and other articles. The Collection holds over five hundred individual pieces.
Collection manager:
Mišo Đuraš, senior curator
E-mail: miso@mdrd.hr
“The Iron Home Guardsman” – wooden statue • MDRD 3D 65
Production date: 1915 Made in the Trade School in Split during 1915 Wooden statue called “The Iron Home Guardsman,” chalked. The statue was made in the Trade School in Split during 1915 under the supervision of an engineer named Tončić. It came to Dubrovnik at the end...
Flag of the Republic of Croatia • MDRD 3D 66
Production date: end of 20th century Period: Homeland War The flag of the Republic of Croatia flew atop the television relay tower on Srđ Hill during the Serbian-Montenegrin aggression against Dubrovnik in 1991. It was taken down from the tower at the end of 1991 due...
