What is an Island Without a Museum?

An ethnographic survey conducted on Šolta, the island without a museum institution, in the period from 2007 to 2024 among different generations of the population indicated, among other things, the need for a place for interpretation of one’s own culture. Drawing on museological theory that emphasizes the role of museums in the empowerment, and even formation, of communities, this paper will propose the identity-important periods and elements of Šolta's past and recent times mapped by ethnographic research as ideas for places of interpretation in an imaginary heritage institution and present the familiar initiatives of the local community and experts dedicated to the interpretation of Šolta's cultural heritage.