Time capsule placed in foundations of renovated Croatian Music Institute
A time capsule was placed in the foundations of the renovated Croatian Music Institute building ahead of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of its founding and its ceremonial reopening in January 2027, following a six-year renovation costing approximately €40 million.
Croatian Music Institute President Romana Matanovac Vučković said it would be recorded that the capsule was placed at 11 a.m. on 11 November, in the foundations beside the Institute’s entrance, CE Report quotes HINA.
“We have gathered to leave a legacy for the future, drawing on our 200-year history. We went through a prolonged period of uncertainty following the earthquake, although until then the Institute had withstood all the events in society, changes of state and weather-related challenges over two centuries. This is a historic moment,” the HGZ president said.
She noted that the time capsule was a symbol through which future generations would be able to see how people lived through the renovation, how they experienced it, and what they wished to leave behind as a legacy.
The capsule contains a letter to future generations printed on specially durable paper and signed by the HGZ president and the culture minister, tickets to the first concert, the musical score of its opening sound, the programme of the first post-renovation concert, a list of the presidents and members of the HGZ Association and those involved in the renovation project, as well as a key to the Institute’s old library.
“Given that such moments are deeply emotional, and I believe that some people throughout history have felt as we do today, future generations will understand that things were not always easy,” Matanovac Vučković said.
Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Koržinek described the project as a historic renovation, saying that considerable courage had been needed to launch such a major undertaking.
“Perhaps this is where it is most evident that the buildings we renovate must retain all their heritage features while becoming stronger and safer. They have been restored in accordance with the best conservation principles, while also gaining all the modern facilities needed for a wide range of concerts and other artistic activities,” the minister said.
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