The permanent exhibition Rural Household from the Mid-20th Century has been opened at the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec

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09. December 2025.

The permanent exhibition Rural Household from the Mid-20th Century has been opened at the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec

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On the occasion of European Heritage Day, on Friday, October 10, the permanent exhibition Rural Household from the Mid-20th Century has been opened at the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec.
The exhibition shows the changes in the lifestyle of the inhabitants of rural areas during the period of industrialization and urbanization in Croatia. At that time, agriculture was no longer the primary activity, the male population transferred to other activities, they went to the city where they were employed in socially organized industrial production and service industries. Higher earnings caused a desire for changes, especially in residential buildings, new construction materials were introduced, additional rooms were built, which improved the standard of living in rural areas. The modernization of the household is also visible in household appliances and tools that make everyday life easier, especially for the female population.
This is exactly the way of presenting the life of a Zagorje family is shown in a completely reconstructed building at the Museum "Staro selo" Kumrovec.
With this permanent exhibition, visitors to the "Staro selo" museum in Kumrovec will receive new content, and the museum will become a document of a time in the truest sense of the word, the 19th and 20th centuries. The program was hosted by Mateja Harapin, and the audience was addressed by Robert Šplajt, Mayor of the Municipality of Kumrovec, Jasna Petek, Deputy Prefect of the Krapina-Zagorje County, Anita Paun-Gadža, author of the permanent exhibition and head of the museum. The audience was also greeted by the Director of the Museum of Croatian Zagorje Jurica Sabol and the Envoy of the Minister of Culture Anuška Deranja Crnokić, who declared the exhibition open.