Rad tematizira razvoj kulturnih ustanova u formativnom razdoblju socijalizma, ali i ulogu pojedinaca koji su se, osim obvezom, uključivali svojim znanjem, talentom i uvjerenjem da je vrijedno ulagati u kulturu bez obzira na političke i društvene okolnosti. Jedan od njih bio je hrvatski pedagog, skladatelj i književnik Zlatko Špoljar (1892.–1981.), građanski intelektualac, koji 1945. godine dekretom iz Zagreba stiže na područje Kvarnera i Istre, s najplodnijim profesionalnim razdobljem iza sebe. U Lovran dolazi 1956. iz Pule, u čijem je poratnom prosvjetnom i kulturnom životu imao istaknutu ulogu. U mirovini, ali i dalje aktivan stvaralac, i u Lovranu
nastavlja u suradnji s tamošnjim društvima i školom raditi na razvijanju glazbene i scenske kulture. Osim radom s lovranskim amaterima i djecom, između ostalog ostavlja svoj autorski trag u nepoznatoj skladbi posvećenoj Lovranu, sačuvanoj u njegovoj ostavštini. Prezentirani su rezultati istraživanja arhivskog gradiva fondova Državnog arhiva u Rijeci, dnevnog tiska i usmenih izvora.The subject of the paper is the development of cultural institutions in the earlier socialist period, but also the role of individuals who, besides their obligations, included their knowledge, talent and belief that it is worth investing in culture regardless of political and social circumstances. One of them was a Croatian pedagogue, composer and writer Zlatko Špoljar (1892-1981), an urban intellectual who, by decree, arrived in the Kvarner region and Istria from Zagreb in 1945, after a very productive professional period of his younger years behind him. He came to Lovran in 1956 from Pula, in whose post-war educational and cultural life he played a prominent role. Retired but still an active creator, as well as everywhere, in Lovran he continues to develop music and stage culture in collaboration with the local cultural societies and school. In addition to working with Lovran amateurs and children, amongst other things, he leaves his own author mark in the unknown composition dedicated to Lovran, preserved in his legacy. The results of the research of the archival material in the State Archives in Rijeka, daily press and oral sources have been presented
