Matica – Monthly Magazine – CROATIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

The Croatian Heritage Foundation has been publishing the MATICA monthly magazine for 66 years now, making it one of the oldest publications of its kind in Croatia.
It is presently printed on from 76 to 80 pages in 3000 copies. Besides its 2500 subscribers Matica it is dispached to Croatian embassies, Catholic missions, Croatian clubs, associations and the other places our communities across the globe gather.

Publisher

HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA
CROATIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATIONTrg Stjepana Radića 3
10 000 ZAGREB
HRVATSKA / CROATIAtel: (+385 1) 61 51 427, 61 15 116
fax: (+385 1) 61 10 933E-mail: matica@matis.hr

Editorial Staff:

Ljerka Galic

E-mail: muzej@matis.hr

Hrvoje Salopek
E-mail: hrvoje.salopek@matis.hr

Željko Rupić, dipl. politolog
E-mail: zeljko.rupic@matis.hr

Vesna Kukavica
E-mail: vesna.kukavica@matis.hr

Snježana Radoš
E-mail: matica@matis.hr

Marketing:
Ivana Rora
E-mail: ivana.rora@matis.hr

No. 6 JUNE 2019.

The June issue of Matica magazine focuses on Rab, the “fortunate island” as it was referred to by the Romans. This issue’s sixteen-page spread features the history, nature, leadings figures and events associated with the island.

This issue also covers many of the events and anniversaries in the country and abroad, of which there was no lack in May. We also look at the regular activities of the CHF branch offices.

CONTENT

In Focus: News from the Central State Office for Croats Abroad

The Croatian President visits Canada

Obituary: Dušan Bezić

Western Canadian Croatian Folklore Festival

The Kliofest festival of history

An international conference on diaspora tourism

Documentary mini-series on the Croatians of Chile promoted

Karina Vuković’s DOM project

Croatica Abroad: a meeting with two writers

Diaspora painter Silvio Pletikos

An education/arts project in Travnik