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Froggyland is a taxidermy frog museum in Split, Croatia.
The museum's 21 dioramas featuring 507 frogs were created by Hungarian taxidermist Ferenc Mere,[1] who created the displays between 1910 and 1920.[2] He sourced frogs from the lake next to his family brick factory.[3] The collection originally consisted of over 1000 samples.[3] They feature the frogs engaging in human acts, such as teaching a classroom full of frogs or dancing ballroom.[1] After his death in 1947,[1] the collection sat in an attic in Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia, where they were damaged due to its humid atmosphere.[3]
Froggyland began as a traveling museum[1] after the Medvesek family bought and restored some of the dioramas in Serbia in the 1960s.[3] There are 21 cases of thematically displayed frogs.[4] They later opened a physical location in Split, Croatia. The museum remained with the family until June 2021, when it was announced that a group of American investors had purchased Froggyland.[1]
Froggyland had 50,000 visitors in 2019 in a record year of tourism for Croatia. Since the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia began in 2020, tickets dropped to a few thousand.[1] They were located in the city's old town and primarily attracted foreigners.[3]
See also
[edit]- Francois Perrier — Swiss taxidermist who left behind 108 stuffed frogs[4]
- Walter Potter — British taxidermist whose collection consisted of 79 frogs[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Schmitz, Rob (June 10, 2021). "Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S." NPR. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lyster, Rosa (2017-06-23). "The Destination I Cannot Stop Thinking (or Talking) About". The Cut. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ a b c d e Bernardic, Vesna (April 13, 2017). "Welcome to Froggyland, where frogs play tennis and perform circus acts". EFE. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Froggyland, Split, Croatia". UPenn Russian and East European Studies. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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