For adults, children and families who want to experience something new, fun and interesting, Vučedol culture museum offers a new universe of discovery and inspiration with its unmatched and unique combination of location, architecture, pleasant atmosphere and most of all historical values presented in a contemporary way.
The archaeological site Vučedol is one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe and the eponymous site for a cultural phenomenon that was at the time of the Eneolithic, in the third millennium BC, as wide as the area of today’s twelve European countries.
What to see and learn:
– The first real Indo-European Vučedol house – basket!
– The oldest prahistoric carts on four wheels
– The oldest Indo-European calendarbased on observation of the winter sky
– Prehistoric foundry in which the first metal production took place
– Production of the first bronze in the world
– The first known saw in the world was created in the framework of the Vučedol culture
– The wealth of form and decoration withing Vučedol ceramics – from cups to amphorae – 23 types of vessels
– The pit in situwhere Vučedol Dove/Patridge was found
– The ritual burials within settlements – The grave where the oldest fixed date in prehistory can be read
– The ritual burial of the deer – a direct link with the shaman beyond this world
– Did you know that Vučedolians knew five types of shoes – all designed for the right and left leg!
– Come see the most beautiful Vučedol boot!
Museum floorplan / 19 rooms
Each room has a certain theme and topics are: geological position of Vučedol, foundation of culture, the arrival of the Indo-Europeans, livestock breeding, farming, hunting and fishing , Vučedol house, weaving and clothing, handicrafts and footwear, metallurgy, ceramics, horizon, calendar, graves , natives, religion, successors, the formation of the Museum.
The Museum also has its own souvenir shop and offers visitors access to the Museum’s hot spot.