fortress of culture šibenik

Public Cultural Institution Fortress of Culture Šibenik focuses on sustainable management and preservation of cultural heritage, namely the two revitalized medieval fortresses in Šibenik St. Michaels Fortress and Barone Fortress. Organizations efforts are aimed at constant improvement of sustainable management of heritage, close cooperation with local community and improvement of visitors experience. The long-term financial and programmatic plan is to maintain the Institutions stability and sustainability, to contribute to economic and social well-being of citizens, and to be a best practice example of cultural management in the region. Institution was founded in 2016. Employees within the management structure have participated in implementation of EU co-founded and international projects; they are educated on sustainable management of cultural heritage and familiarized with the latest technological innovations in cultural heritage presentation. The so far achieved results in managing the Fortresses in numbers: over 185.000 visitors in 2017, around 5,000 Friends Club members (mostly local population), approximately 40 special events concerts, movie nights, promotions and workshops organized per season. St. Michaels Fortress with its new features (open-air summer stage, ground floor and basement structures, reconstructed curtain) was reopened in 2014 and has since become one of the top cultural and tourist destinations of Croatia. Main attraction of Barone Fortress is an augmented reality (AR) platform, which enables visitors to experience 17th-century Šibenik and relive the Ottoman attack. Opened in 2016, Barone Fortress has won a Cultural Attraction of 2016 award by the Croatian Ministry of Tourism and Croatian Tourist Board; direct cooperation with over 60 local SMEs was established, with their products available in the gastro-cultural centre of the Fortress.