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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
50 Years of the Children’s May Art Salon
50 Years of the Children’s May Art Salon
The Children's May Art Salon was launched back in 1974. Since then, this event intended for children has been taking place without interruption for 50 years and represents a valuable place in the history of the Museum and the city of Kraljevo. The salon was founded with the desire to affirm and present children's vision, imagination, work and talent within the framework of visual and artistic culture.
50th Children’s May Art Salon
50th Children’s May Art Salon
The most important and oldest exhibition of children's art in our city is being organized for the 50th anniversary in a row, as a result of a successfully implemented competition. The goal of organizing the Children's May Art Salon is to highlight the importance of art education, value the work of individual art teachers and recognize the creative potential of students by publicly presenting the most successful works created in school classes. The theme of this year's competition, titled “A Childhood Memory” provided a broad conceptual framework for creative and artistic expression.
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50th Years of the Children’s May Art Salon Opened
The Jubilee 50th Children’s May Art Salon was marked by two exhibitions: one showcasing a retrospective of children’s works from its founding until 2024, and the current Salon featuring artwork from 2025. At the formal opening ceremony, in honor of the anniversary, a historical overview of the event was presented, and the awards for this year’s selected winners were ceremoniously handed out.
Meeting of the Descendants of the Second World War Concentration Camp Inmates Held
The program “Stories from Captivity” presented the most diverse fates of military and civilian prisoners of war from Second World War. In addition to interesting lectures on the concentration camp system and the conditions in the Kraljevo area after the occupation, the gathering provided insight into the difficult fate of ordinary people in captivity. Family stories of descendants, emotions, family photographs and documents brought to life tragic, but also inspiring stories of survival.
Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations by Gordana Kaljalović Odanović “Imaginary Library” Opened
The exhibition by Gordana Kaljalović Odanović “Imaginary Library”, which opened at the National Museum Kraljevo, represents a sculptural dialogue with the book as a symbol of culture, knowledge, and memory. Through installations, objects, and interventions on books, the artist merges the visual and the verbal, material and idea, exploring the relationships between text, form, and space. Her works reveal layers of personal and collective memories, history, and artistic exploration, in an ongoing dialogue between literature and sculpture.
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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
