“Why Is the Bee More Important Than Humans?” at the Moslavina Museum in Kutina
Moslavina Museum Kutina
25 September – 20 October 2018
Exhibition credits:
Exhibition concept: PhD Iva Mihoci and Petar Crnčan, M.Sc. in Experimental Biology
Exhibition authors: PhD Iva Mihoci, PhD Zorana Sedlar, Petar Crnčan, M.Sc. in Experimental Biology, Predrag Manger
Scientific collaborators: Prof. Ivana Tlak Gajger, PhD; Vedran Lesjak, B.Sc. Agr.; PhD Vlatka Mičetić Stanković; Saša Petrić; Ankica Dušević; Darija Ćaleta, B.Sc. Biol. Eng.
Illustrations: Franka Tretinjak
Photography: PhD Zorana Sedlar, Miljenko Sedlar, B.Sc. Biol. Eng., Mateja Jagić, M.Sc. Mol. Biol., Tatjana Šardi, Vitomir Mlinarec
Exhibition and spatial design: Mario Galov
Graphic design of labels and catalogue: Nikša Martinac
Technical realization: Croatian Natural History Museum and Moslavina Museum Kutina
Marketing and PR: Branimir Ivić and Moslavina Museum Kutina
The exhibition presents the biology and ecology of bees and bee colonies, their interdependence with the plant world, and their essential role in maintaining biodiversity, together with an overview of traditional beekeeping in continental Croatia and neighbouring countries. Bees and flowering plants are believed to have coevolved during the Cretaceous Period, between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago. Their role in pollination is invaluable, with a single bee colony capable of pollinating up to three million flowers in a single day. The exhibition is complemented by numerous artefacts, bee specimens from the Croatian Natural History Museum’s Hymenoptera Collection, and expertly prepared plant specimens that depend on bee pollination.
Authors
dr. sc. Iva Mihoci, dr. sc. Zorana Sedlar, Petar Crnčan, Predrag Manger