Field trip for history students at the Zagreb City Museum

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History classes at the Faculty of Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb began during the 1997/1998 academic year. Currently, the Department of History offers classes at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate (doctoral) levels of study.

History studies at our faculty are organized according to the contemporary scientific and didactic standards. Over the course of the past academic years, our program undeqent a transition in order to adapt its own study program to students who whish to learn more about national history. The fundamental feature of our program is the strong connection with other national historical institutions (museums, Croatian Institute of History, etc.). This fact allows students to start modeling their own research interest in the areas of national history that interest them already during their undergraduate studies. At the graduate level, students are provided with thematic specialization through a large number of non-mandatory courses.

Although our program emphasizes Croatian history, it also includes the posibilitiy of profiling in various areas of world history: from ancient civilizations and societies to modern and contemporary history. This kind of profiling is open to students due to the wide topics of courses that are adapted to the various interests of students.

On Friday, 17 October 2025, history students took part in a field class held at the Zagreb City Museum. The visit was organized as part of the course Local History and led by Alen Moslavac, a teaching assistant at the Department of History. The aim of the field class was to explore the rich history of the capital through the museum’s permanent exhibition, which covers various historical periods, and to gain insight into the possibilities of researching local history.

The students were guided through the Museum’s permanent exhibition by Ivana Hrup, a professional guide, who presented the development of Zagreb in a highly engaging and chronologically coherent manner — from the earliest archaeological finds and prehistoric settlements in the area of the present-day city, through the medieval period and the emergence of its two historical centres, Gradec and Kaptol, to the modern and contemporary eras.

During the tour, the students had the opportunity to examine numerous museum objects, documents, models and multimedia displays that bear witness to Zagreb’s political, economic, cultural and social development over the centuries. Particular emphasis was placed on the key events and individuals that shaped the city’s identity, as well as on the everyday lives of its inhabitants in different historical periods.

This field class contributed to deepening the students’ knowledge of local history and provided them with first-hand experience of working with museum materials, representing a valuable contribution to their overall historical education.