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Visualizing Egypt in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum in Dubrovnik and the Newspaper/travel Reports Published by Grga Novak between 1933 and 1945

Visualizing Egypt is present in Croatia since the 1870s when the first Egyptian collection at the National museum in Zagreb was formed. Since then various scholars, travellers and academic professors used wide range of visualizing material to show public audience ancient monuments and the way of life in Egypt. One of the first visualizing material which came to Croatia were the photographs by well-known Italian photographer Antonio Beato (c. 1832–1906). He shot wide range of images of monuments in Egypt between 1860 and 1906, and later he sold them to tourists. His photographs were bought by the members of Amering family in Cairo and Luxor between 1870’s and early 1880’s and later brought to Dubrovnik (the exact year is not certain). During 1920’s and 1930’s university professor Grga Novak used various photographic material for his public and university lectures in Zagreb and Beograd. Grga Novak took his own photographs during his academic trips to Egypt in 1932/1933, and 1935. During his scholarly trips to Egypt he also wrote very interesting diary which was later publish as newpaper reports (during 1933), and later in his travel account book “Ancient Egypt” in 1945. In this article authors will present and discuss work of Antonio Beato and Grga Novak, their background, and various visualizing material (photographs and travel accounts/diary) with the social impact of their time.

Croatia, Egypt, Antonio Beato, photographic collection of the Archaeological museum in Dubrovnik, Grga Novak, travel accounts/diary

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