Thanks to the tireless sea and maritime enthusiasts, Rijeka offers to its citizens and visitors an interesting retro event: "Fiumare" – Kvarner festival of the sea and maritime tradition. At the time of the event, Rijeka "goes back 100 years" when the area around Dead Canal was a place of intense daily commercial traffic.
P R E – F E S T I V A L E V E N T
► Tuesday, 24 May
MARITIME AND HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE CROATIAN LITTORAL RIJEKA, 1 Riccardo Zanella Square
7 p.m. - Opening of the exhibition Stories of the Blue Horizon, JUGOLINIJA – 75 years
P R O G R A M M E
► Wednesday, 25 May
KORZO
9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Presentation of traditional boats FIUMARE 2022
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Ship modelling workshop organized by the Croatian Ship Modeller Association
CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT, 26 Užarska Street
11 a.m. MaRiTime – time for maritime culture
Robert Mohović – Interpretation centres in Kvarner (projects Mala barka and Mala barka 2)
Ivo Bogović – Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak Malinska (project Arca Adriatica)
Marino Budicin – Restored Interpretation Centre Batana in Rovinj (project Arca Adriatica)
Borka Reljac - Interpretation Centre “House of Kostrena Seafarers”
Tea Rosić – Making a register of wooden boats in the Crikvenica area
12:30 p.m. Opening of the exhibition Treasure under Kvarner surface, molluscs in the Kvarner seabed, author Milvana Arko Pjevac, organized by the Natural History Museum Rijeka
MARITIME AND HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE CROATIAN LITTORAL RIJEKA, 1 Riccardo Zanella Square
2 p.m. Stories of the Blue Horizon, JUGOLINIJA – 75 years, author: Nikša Mendeš
The author of the exhibition will guide the visitors through the rich history of the once leading Rijeka company.
CITY MUSEUM OF RIJEKA, THE RIJEKA TORPEDO – FIRST IN THE WORLD, permanent exhibition, Žabica 4
2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Doors Open Day, tour of the exhibition The Rijeka Torpedo – First in the World (free admission)
► Thursday, 26 May
KORZO
8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Presentation of traditional boats FIUMARE 2022
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Ship modelling workshop organized by the Croatian Ship Modeller Association
► Friday, 27 May
FACULTY OF MARITIME STUDIES, 2 Studentska Street
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Faculty of Maritime Studies Doors Open Day, demonstration of modern navigational and ship engineering simulators and tour of the exhibitions: Titanic - Carpathia: 100 years later, Sea Giants, Jadrolinija, Naval Academy in Rijeka 1866 - 1914, Seafaring Knots
MALINSKA, port and basin
12:00 - 00:00 FIUMARE sails in Malinska on the occasion of opening the Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak
From 12:00 Festival of traditional boats in the port of Malinska and the photo exhibition FIUMARE
12:00 Grand opening of the Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak
1:30 p.m. Tour of the Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak
6 p.m. Traditional sailing boats regatta in the Malinska basin
8 p.m. Award giving ceremony to the participants of the traditional sailing boats regatta
8:30 p.m. Party on the quay – a capella singing group Tramuntana, Infinity Band and Koktelsi
► Saturday, 28 May
MALINSKA, port, Malinska basin and Rijeka Bay
8 a.m. – 11 a.m. FIUMARE sails in Malinska on the occasion of opening the Maritime Heritage Interpretation Centre DUBoak
Festival of traditional boats in the port of Malinska and the photo exhibition FIUMARE
Traditional boats fleet set sail from Malinska port towards Rijeka
JEDRARSKA STREET
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 17th Art Meeting in Jedrarska Street, organized by the Local Council Luka
PORT OF RIJEKA
2 p.m. Arrival of the traditional boats fleet from Malinska
KORZO (in the windows of the Rijeka City hall)
2:30 p.m. Opening of the photo exhibition Friži, photograph authors Ivo Šoš and Jadranka Breulj from Zadar
KAROLINA RIJEČKA PIER AND THE PASSENGER PORT BASIN
10 a.m. - 00:00 Exhibitions: FIUMARE - Kvarner Festival of the Sea and Maritime Tradition and Traditional Boats Restored in the Project Arca Adriatica
5 p.m. Opening ceremony of the 10th Kvarner Festival of the Sea and Maritime Tradition - FIUMARE 2022
FIUMARE 2022 as part of the European Maritime Day programme, flag raising ceremony
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Decks Open Day
Tour of the Lošinj lugger Nerezinac and the Interpretation Centre for Maritime Heritage of the Island of Lošinj below deck
Tour of the tartane Pula
Tour of the training ship Vila Velebita Dva
Tour of the ship Marina (navigating bridge)
5:30 p.m. Rescue at sea, demonstration rescue at sea drill organized by the University of Rijeka Faculty of Maritime Studies and the Harbour Master’s Office Rijeka
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Workshops of traditional maritime skills FIUMARE 2022
Fishing skills workshop, Marcelo Hubička - Mošćenička Draga; Nautical workshop, Maritime School Bakar and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka; Seafaring skills workshop, Maritime School Bakar and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka; Traditional shipbuilding workshop, shipbuilder Loris Rubinić – Mošćenice and Technical School Rijeka
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Evening by the sea FIUMARE 2022
6:45 p.m. Sea rowing demonstration
Rowers: Faculty of Maritime Studies and Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka
7:30 – 9 p.m. Night regatta of traditional sailing boats FIUMARE 2022
9:00 - 9:30 p.m. Ball of sails and lights FIUMARE 2022 accompanied by the tenor Voljen Grbac
9:30 p.m. Fireworks
9:30 p.m. Astronomy evening on the quay, organized observation of the night sky with telescopes on the Karolina Riječka Pier – street astronomy organized by the Academic Astronomical Society
► Sunday, 29 May
KAROLINA RIJEČKA PIER AND THE WATERS IN FRONT OF THE PORT OF RIJEKA
10 a.m. - 00:00 Exhibitions: FIUMARE - Kvarner Festival of the Sea and Maritime Tradition and Traditional Boats Restored in the Project Arca Adriatica
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Tour of the Lošinj lugger Nerezinac and the Interpretation Centre for Maritime Heritage of the Island of Lošinj
9:00 - 11:30 a.m. 12th ANGLING CUP BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL LUKA
12:00 Weighing the catch and announcing the winner, professional comments about the types of fish caught: members of ŠRD Luben
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sailing and rowing in traditional boats for parents and children in the passenger port basin
12:00 – 3 p.m. Traditional sailing boats regatta FIUMARE 2022, in the port basin to the Porto Baroš and back
3:30 p.m. Award giving ceremony for the participants of the Traditional sailing boats regatta FIUMARE 2022
► Tuesday, 31 May
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 1 Lorenzov prolaz
9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Doors Open Day of the Natural History Museum Rijeka, tour of the permanent exhibition (free admission) with fun treasure hunt
► Wednesday, 1 June
MARITIME AND HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE CROATIAN LITTORAL RIJEKA, 1 Riccardo Zanella Square
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Doors Open Day of the Maritime and History Museum, tour of the permanent exhibition KVARNER SAILS and the park of the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka (free admission)
FISHING MARKET, 12b Vatroslav Lisinski Street
10 a.m. Opening of the photo exhibition Newly-Described Fish of the Natural History Museum Rijeka: discovery of biological diversity, exhibition authors Marcelo Kovačić and Borut Kružić, Natural History Museum Rijeka
CITY MUSEUM OF RIJEKA, THE RIJEKA TORPEDO – FIRST IN THE WORLD, permanent exhibition, Žabica 4
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Professional guidance for the public, head Goran Pernjek (free admission)
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RIJEKA – exhibition hall Glagoljica, 1 Dolac Street
6 p.m. Book with the smell of the sea, presenting the book and the project MEDITERRANEAN ARMERUN – Adriatic Letters and Images, author of the text Bruno Ćurko and author of the photos Stipe Surać
ASTRONOMICAL CENTRE RIJEKA, 33 Sveti Križ
A sea of stars: adventures among the stars, planets, seas
5 p.m. Safari through the Solar system, live show + drawing workshop My planet – family programme, planetarium, ACR*
5:30 p.m. Life in the “Space ship ISS” free demonstration workshop for children - free, ACR
6 p.m. Weather in astronomy: important for the maritime traffic - live show for adults, ACR*
7 p.m. Guide though the night sky: navigation for seafarers, live show for adults, ACR*
8 p.m. Sailing through the Solar system, lecture, AAD
9 p.m. Dangerous space travellers, lecture, AAD
10 p.m. Sky above the Kvarner, observation, AAD
* Programmes at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. are charged at regular ticket prices for the planetarium. Appointments at: 051 455 700
Other programmes are free of charge.
P O S T – F E S T I V A L E V E N T
► Monday, 13 June
GALLERY JURAJ KLOVIĆ, 19B Verdijeva Street
7:30 p.m. Opening of the exhibition Recollections of the sea, ships, and other important and close, but past times, author Nevenko Žunić, organized by the Dalmatians Association Rijeka and the Captains of the North Adriatic Association Rijeka.
* ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITIONS
Stories of the Blue Horizon, JUGOLINIJA – 75 years, author Nikša Mendeš (exhibition at the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral Rijeka, 1 Riccardo Zanela Square)
Under Kvarner surface, molluscs in the Kvarner seabed, author Milvana Arko Pjevac, exhibition organized by the Natural History Museum Rijeka (Conservation Department Rijeka, 26 Užarska Street)
Newly-Described Fish of the Natural History Museum Rijeka: discovery of biological diversity, exhibition authors Marcelo Kovačić and Borut Kružić, exhibition organized by the Natural History Museum Rijeka (Fishing Market – 12b Vatroslav Lisinski Street)
Friži, authors of the photos Ivo Šoš and Jadranka Breulj from Zadar (photo exhibition in the windows of the Rijeka City Hall on Korzo)
FIUMARE – Kvarner Festival of the Sea and Maritime Tradition, author of photographs Marko Valjak, author of the text Jakov Karmelić, Coordination for the Preservation and Revitalization of the Maritime, Fishing and Shipbuilding Heritage of Kvarner and Istria – Traditional Sails of Kvarner and Istria (exhibition on the Karolina Riječka Pier – western part)
Traditional boats restored in the project Arca Adriatica, authors Marko Valjak and Robert Mohović, Coordination for the Preservation and Revitalization of the Maritime, Fishing and Shipbuilding Heritage of Kvarner and Istria – Traditional Sails of Kvarner and Istria (exhibition on the Karolina Riječka Pier – western part)
Permanent display of the Interpretation centre of maritime heritage of the island of Lošinj (below deck of the Lošinj lugger Nerezinac, Karolina Riječka Pier – western part)
Kvarner Sails – permanent display on a maritime topic, author Nikša Mendeš (Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Littoral, 1 Riccardo Zanela Square)
The Rijeka Torpedo – First in the World, City Museum of Rijeka, Žabica 4
People of the Sea – exhibition of photographs/portraits, author Marko Valjak (ŠRD Luben, Wenzelova 4)
Exhibitions Titanic - Carpathia: 100 Years After, Sea Giants, Jadrolinija, Naval Academy in Rijeka 1866 – 1914, Seafaring Knots (University of Rijeka Faculty of Maritime Studies, 2 Studentska Street)
Fund of maritime books in the Antique Book Shop MALI NEBODER (20b Ciottina Street)
Fund of maritime books in the Antique Book Shop EX LIBRIS (3b Riva Boduli Street)
Recollections of the sea, ships, and other important and close, but past times, author Nevenko Žunić, organized by the Dalmatians Association Rijeka and the Captains of the North Adriatic Association Rijeka (exhibition in the Gallery Juraj Klović, 19b Verdijeva Street, from 13 June – 24 June 2022)
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