21/10/2026
𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐀 𝐙𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭
On Wednesday, 21 October, ICUA Zadar representatives 𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐢ć, 𝐑𝐨𝐤𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢ć, Š𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐕𝐫𝐤𝐢ć 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐯 participated in the international workshop “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 – 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞”, held 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫” 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐢𝐧 Ó𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐚, 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭.
https://www.icua.hr/attachments/preview/6ad5e148d27a2/piruzi-programme.pdf
The workshop built on the successful Croatian-Hungarian exhibition “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 – 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐳𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐦”, which opened in June 2026 and comprised the results of five years of archaeological investigations conducted on the Veliki Piruzi rock in the Rovinj archipelago.
In addition to Croatian and Hungarian experts, the workshop brought together colleagues from Slovakia and Serbia, providing an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience in the research, protection and presentation of Roman-period underwater archaeological heritage.
At the opening of the event, participants and guests were welcomed by 𝐋á𝐬𝐳𝐥ó 𝐂𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐚, 𝐃𝐒𝐜, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦. The workshop was officially opened by 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐌𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐥𝐢ć, 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲.
The program featured seven presentations across two sessions, chaired by Attila J. Tóth and Luka Bekić, PhD.
Particular attention was given to the broader context of underwater archaeological heritage in Central Europe and the Danube region.
Following the presentations and discussions, participants enjoyed a guided tour of the exhibition, led by Dr Orsolya Láng, Chief Museologist at the Aquincum Museum and Hungarian curator of the exhibition.
During the tour, Luka Bekić, PhD, the filed director of archaeological investigation in the Rovinj archipelago and the Croatian curator of the exhibition, together with underwater archaeologists Roko Surić and Šime Vrkić, introduced participants to the cargo and archaeological finds from a merchant ship that sank in the mid-5th century AD.
Together with the finds from Aquincum, these objects offered visitors a valuable insight into the economic circumstances of the period and the trade connections between the Adriatic and the Danube region.
Participants also had the opportunity to explore the Aquincum Archaeological Park.
This workshop marked the closing of the joint Croatian-Hungarian exhibition, which had been on display at the Aquincum Museum since 11 June 2026.
The event provided another valuable opportunity to strengthen international professional cooperation and promote our shared underwater cultural heritage.
𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐮𝐦 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐉. 𝐓ó𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Á𝐫𝐩á𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐑á𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐯𝐞!
