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According to the classification of museum objects, the National Museum in Kraljevo belongs to museums of complex type and contains 6 collections: for natural history, archeology, numismatics, ethnology, history and art around which departments of the same name were formed, as well as departments for conservation, documentation, pedagogical and propaganda work and professional library. According to the territorial classification, the regional museum is responsible for three municipalities: Kraljevo, Raška and Vrnjačka Banja.
Permanent Exhibition
The permanent exhibition includes the complete first floor of the museum building with four halls and corridors along both wings of the building. The Permanent Exhibition of the National Museum Kraljevo, which provides an insight into the past and heritage of Kraljevo, Raška, Vrnjačka Banja and their surroundings, seen through archeology, history, numismatics, ethnology and art, was opened to the public for the first time May 16, 2008.
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Trg Svetog Save 2, Kraljevo
Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia
Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia
The exhibition presents metal tableware collected over more than 150 years, diverse in type and purpose, material and technique. You can see silver and gold-plated plates and glasses that were an integral part of ceremonial tables and personal valuables, as well as those made of other non-ferrous metals used daily for storing, preparing and serving food and drinks.
News
Projection of the Film “The Cross from Kosovo” Held
The documentary-fiction film “The Cross from Kosovo”, produced by the Genocide Victims’ Museum, follows the fate of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija throughout history, with a special emphasis on the suffering during World War II. Through documentary segments and feature reconstructions, testimonies and historical sources are presented that shed light on the persecution of Serbs, the destruction of cultural and religious heritage, as well as the tragic events that marked this area. In addition to the film, Nikola Miloševski, curator of the Genocide Victims’ Museum in Belgrade, gave a lecture entitled “Crimes Against Serbs and Jews in Kosovo and Metohija during World War II”.
Promotion of the Journal “Our Past” 22 Held
The promotion of the journal “Our Past” 22 was held in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo, on Friday, February 21st, 2025. The new issue of the journal contains a total of eight papers in the fields of archaeology, history, art history and archival science, three book reviews and an In memoriam to Dragan Pešić, a prominent artist and long-time technical editor of the journal. The paper were presented by Gordana Gavrić, Ana Kostić Đekić and Miloš Timotijević. The editor, Tatjana Mihailović, spoke about the journal as a whole.
Exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra” Held
The exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” presents selected vessels made of precious and non-ferrous metals from the collections of the Department of the Middle Ages of the National Museum of Serbia, which provides a wealth of information about dining customs, historical events and stylistic trends represented in the Serbian territories over a wide time span of seven centuries. Visitors are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge about the artistic and craft design of objects of practical use in the Serbian lands of the Middle Ages.
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Hidden Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov in the Church of Saint Sava in the Žiča Monastery
In 1935, the chapel of Saint Sava together with the dining room, according to the project of academician Aleksandar Deroko. The Russian painter Nikolai Baron Mayendorff painted the church in 1937, and on that occasion a representative portrait of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II Romanov, who was brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks, was executed. After World War II and the victory of the revolutionary authorities, the church of Saint Sava in Žiča was closed to the public, and the nuns covered the emperor’s portrait with blue paper, and over time he sank into oblivion.
130 Years Since the Birth of Vasa Pomorišac
On this day, December 15th, 1893, Vasa Pomorišac was born, painter, professor, critic, illustrator and the first Serbian trained stained glass artist. This artist-craftsman was attached to the Byzantine and Serbian past, whose spiritual reflections he drowned in his works, guided by the idea of art as a phenomenon inseparable from society and tradition.
40 Years Since the Death of Mihailo S. Petrov
On this day, November 15th, 1983, Mihailo Petrov, a Serbian graphic artist, painter, illustrator, poet and critic, died. The artist, who left behind a rich painting oeuvre, but also with many years of commitment earned graphics a place of equal artistic discipline as the first professor in this field.
Collections
Natural History Collection
Archaeological Collection
Numismatic Collection
Historical Collection
Ethnological Collection
Art Collection
