LISBON EXHIBITION ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS FROM ISTRIA CLOSES

LISBON, March 18 (Hina) - An exhibition of original archaeological finds from Istria, Croatia's largest peninsula, closed on Friday after two months at Lisbon's National Museum of Archaeology, where it was seen by several thousand visitors.#L# To mark the closing, Robert Matijasic, a professor at the Pula Faculty of Philosophy, held a lecture on the influence of Roman administration on the development of economy in Istria. The exhibition, called "Magical Istria - Past to Present", was staged by the Paris-based Croatian Mission to the UNESCO and the Pula Museum of Archaeology. Closing the show, Croatia's Ambassador to Portugal Darko Bekic on behalf of the organisers thanked Portugal on the hospitality and permanent interest in Croatian subjects. Two exhibitions on Croatia's cultural heritage were held at the Lisbon National Museum of Archaeology in the past two years. (hina) ha