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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
Women’s Handwriting in Kovačica Naïve Painting: From Needle and Thread to UNESCO
Women’s Handwriting in Kovačica Naïve Painting: From Needle and Thread to UNESCO
The exhibition “Women’s Handwriting in Kovačica Naïve Painting: From Needle and Thread to UNESCO” is inspired by the inscription of Kovačica naïve painting on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2024. It features works by 30 women artists who have made significant contributions to the development of this artistic phenomenon.
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Lecture by Aleksandar Marušić “Between the Throne and the Pursuit of Personal Happiness: King Milan Obrenović and Artemisa Hristić” Held
King Milan Obrenović, though credited with the modernization and Europeanization of Serbia, is also remembered for his turbulent private life. His love affair with Artemiza Hristić, the wife of diplomat Milan Hristić, stands out as one of the most intriguing love stories in 19th‑century Serbian history. This lesser‑known aspect of the king’s biography was the focus of the lecture of Aleksandar Marušić at the National Museum Kraljevo.
Promotion of the Book by Suzana Rajić “Prince Milan Obrenović (1854-1881): From Baron to a Sovereign” Held
Prince, later King Milan Obrenović has long remained overshadowed by criticism of his political decisions and private life, shaping a complex historical image. Despite his significant contributions to Serbia’s modernization and its alignment with European states, many contemporaries and later historians emphasized his flaws, often overlooking his achievements. In her research, Suzana Rajić, PhD, seeks to reveal the complexity of Milan’s character and reign, highlighting that he was a ruler who had to navigate challenging domestic and international circumstances.
“Žiča Chrysobull” for 2025 Awarded to the Poet Gordana Đilas
The ceremonial awarding of the “Žiča Chrysobull”to poet Gordana Đilas took place in the Refectory of the Žiča Monastery on the Feast of the Transfiguration, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025. Accompanied by hymns, speeches, and poetic readings, the jury honored her for “a lyrical search into the deeper foundations of being.” Her spiritual maturity, creative dedication, and the importance of poetry as a space of truth, healing, and transformation were especially highlighted.
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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.
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Natural History Collection
Archaeological Collection
Numismatic Collection
Historical Collection
Ethnological Collection
Art Collection
