Janez Janša is contemporary artist who in 2007 changed his name (born in Bergamo, Italy, as Davide Grassi) to Janez Janša, the name of the Slovenian right-wing politician Janez Janša. He is a conceptual artist, performer and producer graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, Italy. His work has a strong social connotation …
On June 28, 2010 at 8 p.m. in PEEK&POKE prof.dr.sc Davor Pavuna, Croatian physicist and inventor, will hold a lecture about Croatia and the world, usage of science and computers with the goal of reaching universal knowledge, a strong community and better civilisation. Entrance is free and everyone is welcome.
Marijan Vejvoda graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb. He researched the applications of cable television in urban planning in his master’s degree at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. PhD in Technical Sciences, University of Zagreb. Worked in Rome in the studio of prof. architect Luigi Piccinato (mainly urbanism), Edinburgh with Robert Matthew, …
Marta Lončarević is a professor of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian. She runs a center for lifelong learning, preparations for the state final exams in the Croatian language, individual lessons and counseling and assistance to parents whose children have learning difficulties or low motivation to learn. Her work with students is based …
Themes of spray art, or often referred as street art, are usually surreal motifs, celebrities, fan messages or humorous cartoons. We decided to change that a bit, ie focus on science and technology. In the museum Vladimir Tomić and Stefan Gostić will hold a workshop on spray painting techniques, and then make a live presentation …
Born in 1973 in Rijeka, Zvonimir Peranić is a professor of physics and mathematics. He is a lecturer at the Polytechnic of Rijeka. He graduated from the MAPA Academy of Performing Arts in the Czech Republic, and specialized in biomechanics at GITIS, the Russian Academy of Performing Arts in Moscow. He has been present on …
At the kind invitation of Katarina Pocedić, senior curator and museum pedagogue from the History Museum of Istria, our PEEK&POKE museum is going to visit Pula! As 2010 is the Year of Communication, the History Museum of Istria (PMI) will open the exhibition “TI VIDIO (You Saw) – the evolution of communication through computers” with …
It’s Hartera Music Festival week in Rijeka, so to be in the occasional music trend we at PEEK&POKE will present a handmade electronic musical instrument – theremin. The theremin is widely regarded as the world’s first electronic musical instrument. It’s controlled without physical contact by performer – the thereminist. The device itself is an electronic …
Whenever human civilization takes a big step forward, there are those who challenge what has been done and see the hidden motives and conspiracy theories. One of the eternal themes is have we been to the Moon at all? Lately, high-definition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of the Apollo landing sites have …
On June 26th, 2009 at 6 p.m. in PEEK&POKE, a teacher and the most famous Croatian astronomer, Korado Korlević, will hold a lecture. Korado Korlević is the manager of the Višnjan Observatory, from which he discovered thousands of asteroids and thus gained a great international reputation. Also, he ranks among the world’s top 20 discoverers of minor …