The opening of the 'Vladimir Nazor in Kastav' exhibition took place at the Trojica Gallery on Lokvina Square in Kastav, officially marking the start of this year's Kastva exhibition season. The exhibition was presented ahead of the local White Sunday celebration.
The exhibition was curated by art historian and publicist Ervin Dubrović, who presented the period from 1908 to 1918, a decade during which Nazor resided in Kastva, a period considered the most prolific in his life. Dubrović highlighted the deep and layered connection between Nazor and his Kastva sanctuary, noting that the poet had poetically immortalised his relationship with the place in the poem 'Turris eburnea'. In his 'tower', he felt a special warmth and intimacy, with Kastva being a paradise that enchanted him with its beautiful days.
Dubrović emphasised that Nazor was drawn not only to the magnificent views, the Rijeka Bay, the Učka mountain, and Cres. The poet had deep empathy and understanding for the local 'humbled and offended' people, illustrated by the poems 'Women Abandoned', 'The Invalid' and 'The Beggar'.
For the local people, the works that firmly connected Nazor to this region were of great importance, particularly his Kastva-based Chakavian poems. Nazor wished to be the initiator of modern Chakavian lyric poetry, and the local stimuli inspired his best works.
The exhibition at the Trojica Gallery will remain open until Monday, 5 October 2026. Regular opening hours are daily from 18:00 to 20:00, while during White Sunday on Saturday 3 October, the hours are 15:00 to 19:00. The exhibition can be viewed on Sunday 4 October and Monday 5 October from 13:00 to 18:00. The photographer is Nikola Blagojević.
