{"id":67,"date":"2023-02-19T17:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/?p=67"},"modified":"2023-02-19T17:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T16:35:42","slug":"joze-matekovic-the-museum-of-bela-krajina-emigrants-will-forever-bear-witness-to-many-local-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/2023\/02\/19\/joze-matekovic-the-museum-of-bela-krajina-emigrants-will-forever-bear-witness-to-many-local-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo\u017ee Matekovi\u010d: The Museum of Bela Krajina Emigrants will forever bear witness to many local generations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jo\u017ee Matekovi\u010d is a man with a big heart who is committed to preserving architecture, cultural heritage, and the customs of Bela krajina and the Radovica village, where he lives and works. He restores furniture and collects old books, notes, embroideries, and everything else that he finds worthy of being preserved for future generations as a way of showing the youth how people used to live and the objects they used in their everyday lives.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Jo\u017ee Matekovi\u010d bought a 250-year-old wooden house in a nearby village and relocated the entire building to Radovica with the help of his brother Martin. For several years, the building has housed the so-called Bistra bu\u010da (which roughly translates to Smart Cookie) school. It is a place where visitors can experience school as it once was. In the old building where he has set up an old classroom, Matekovi\u010d holds up a cane and plays the role of an early-20th<\/sup> century teacher in a funny, entertaining, and insightful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1886, when the region was struck by grape phylloxera that destroyed all vineyards in a matter of years, the inhabitants of Bela krajina started emigrating across the pond. \u201cMost of them left for the USA, Canada, and Brazil. After the war, in the third wave of emigration, they mostly emigrated to Argentina and Australia. These are the stories of their journeys over the sea \u2013 many of them were successful, but some also ended in tragic and fatal accidents,\u201d Matekovi\u010d recounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also touches upon the design of the museum, \u201cThe museum is two stories high. The upper level will feature exhibits which our ancestors have brought back from abroad and which have been preserved to date. It is mostly traveling suitcases, old paintings, letters, and various work permits. The ground floor boasts a large hall where a chronological exhibition will be displayed. This will also be the venue for various gatherings and events. We have already done most of the work ourselves, but we kindly ask all emigrants from Bela krajina to help us fill the exhibition hall with exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear readers, <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to take part in the project, please contact Jo\u017ee Matekovi\u010d at:<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address: Jo\u017ee Matekovi\u010d, Radovica 32, 8330 Metlika, Slovenia.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email address: <\/em><\/strong>bistrabuca@gmail.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone number: +386 40 147 798<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best regards,<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsroom<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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