About Project Kravata
Project Kravata will highlight influential Croats from the Croatian diaspora through showcasing their contributions they have made to their communities, Croatia and the world.
Project Kravata will collect neck ties, scarves, and short written summaries of the lives of those who wore them for a travelling exhibit.
the Project Kravata team will prepare and curate a travelling exhibit which will commence in June 2023. The purpose of this exhibit is to showcase the Necktie as a symbol of Croatian culture as well as the contributions of Croats to their respective communities around the world and to their homeland Croatia.
Why project Kravata?
The origin of the necktie dates back to the 17th century when Croats used neckties to identify their soldiers in combat. The French soon took notice and would soon after use the necktie as a fashion and status symbol.
Project Kravata intends to promote the necktie as a Croatian national symbol abroad and associate with this symbol the contributions Croats have made to their communities, Croatia and the world.
Neck tie as worn in the 19th century
Project Timeline
Starting on international necktie day, with the help of our partners and contacts, we will start collecting neckties, scarfs and descriptions of influential Croatians from around the world.
Our first exhibit will be at RIT Croatia Dubrovnik Campus and will be a symbolic exhibit as it will namely showcase Dubrovnik’s diplomatic past. From Dubrovnik, the exhibit will travel to other Universities across the world across Croatia and the World.
The exhibit will be in Kotor, Montenegro. There is a significant Croatian population in Kotor which has contributed to Croatian maritime policy during the Venetian and Ragusa Republics.
The exhibit will then travel to Aspira University College Split before heading to Zagreb.
The collection will then be on display at the annual ACAP Conference in Zagreb.
As many emigrants passed through Zagreb before leaving in the past century, our exhibit will have an exhibit in Zagreb before it leave for its world tour.
Organizations who support Project Kravata
Our Team
Nada Pritišanac Matulich
Project Manager and Coordinator
Ana Katalinić
Key account Manager
Mate Pavković
Public Relations Manager
Branka Bezic Filipovic
Key Account Manager, South America
How can you get involved
If you would like to contribute to Project Kravata, send us an email at kravata@crodiaspora.com and help us preserve Croatians’ contributions to the world.
If you would like to donate or contribute to Project Kravata, reach out to us at kravata@crodiaspora.com. Project Kravata is a long term project which intends to preserve the memories and contributions of Croatian communities around the world. We welcome all forms of help to complete this important step in preserving Croatians’ footprint on the world.
