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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
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Workshop “Icon Is Painted With Light” Held
The third icon painting workshop within the project “Icon Is Painted With Light” was held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo. It brought together participants of all ages who wished to explore the fundamentals of icon painting, the symbolism of color, and the spiritual meaning of Orthodox icons. Under the expert guidance of iconographer, academic painter, and restorer Marija Topalović, attendees engaged in hands-on work, discovering the deeper significance of iconography through the creative process.
Program “On Slava at Olivera’s House” Held
The program “On Slava at Olivera’s House” was held at the Legacy of Olivera Radojković Čolović, on Mitrovdan, Saturday, November 8th, 2025, the donor’s family Slava day. The event contributes to preserving the memory of bourgeois Slava as a meaningful part of cultural life, set in the ambiance of an old town house that still retains the spirit of its era, the warmth of home, and the tradition of family celebration.
Lecture by Marina Lukić Cvetić “It’s Not as Simple as Boza: On the History and Culture of the Boza-Making Craft”
As a researcher of gastronomic heritage, Marina Lukić Cvetić spoke about the history, origin, and cultural significance of the beverage boza, as well as the boza-maker’s craft, one of the most distinctive traditional trades in the urban centers of the Balkans. She emphasized that gastroheritology – the study of food heritage – is still in its early stages in Serbia and that more systematic research is needed. Marina Lukić Cvetić highlighted that food and drink are essential elements of intangible cultural heritage, offering valuable insight into a society’s history, social structure, and everyday culture.
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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
