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Ante Glibota

Ante Glibota

In 2004, the China International Culture Exchange Center (CICEC) in Beijing appointed Mr. Ante Glibota, Croatian historian of art and architecture, for a fiveyear term as Foreign Counselor for International Cultural Exchanges. Since 2010 he serves as Vice-President and Curator-in-Chief of the Museum of Art and Urbanity in Shanghai, China. He was appointed curator and editor of “Art and Sport”, an exhibition organized by Adidas and the International Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, China.

Golf-club in Croatia

Golf-club in Croatia

In 1331, the first golf-club in Croatia has been founded in the city of Zagreb. The same year (June 12th, 1931), the first golf tournament in Croatia has been organized in the beuatiful Maksimir Park in Zagreb. The patron of the tournament was Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, who was also present at the tournament. Source Zvonimir Milčec: Galantni Zagreb, Mladost Zagreb 1989. (2nd edition), p. 237.