In the Refectory of the Žiča Monastery, on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, poet Saša Radojčić was ceremonially awarded the “Žiča Chrysobull” for the year 2026. About the creation of this year’s laureate spoke Dragan Hamović and Aleksandar B. Laković, while his verses were recited by actor Nebojša Dugalić. With the awarding of this prestigious poetic recognition, the 35th Žiča Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration” was concluded.
The 35th Žiča Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration 2026” was traditionally opened at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo. The rich and engaging program of this year’s Assembly began with the opening of a retrospective exhibition dedicated to Dragan Pešić, a distinguished graphic designer, calligrapher, artist, and university professor. The exhibition was prepared by Ljubiša Simović, museum advisor of the National Museum Kraljevo.
The exhibition “Brothers Musić: Pavlica and Brvenik” was ceremonially opened at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo. The exhibition represents the result of many years of scholarly research dedicated to one of the most important noble families of the late Middle Ages and their role in the political, spiritual, and cultural life of Serbia on the eve of the Battle of Kosovo.
The exhibition of photographs by Svetlana Dingarac “Fortresses and Fortified Cities of Serbia” was opened at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo. The display takes us on a journey through the past and reveals the richness of cultural heritage woven into the walls of Serbian fortresses, reminding us of the importance of preserving it for future generations.
As a special award for pupils whose works were recognized at the competition of the 51st Children’s May Art Salon, a pottery workshop of the Ceramic Studio “Art F4” was held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo on Tuesday, June 2нд, 2026, starting at 10:30 a.m. The workshop was organized by members of the expert jury, academic artists Milica Gračanac and Zlatan Gračanac.
National Museum Kraljevo was awarded the Special Recognition of the National Committee of ICOM Serbia for 2026, for the project “Official Internet Presentation of the National Museum Kraljevo: Institutionally Organized Multichannel Platform for the Museum’s Digital Communication”.
At the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo, the 51st Children’s May Art Salon was ceremonially opened. The oldest and most significant manifestation of children’s artistic creativity in our city once again gathered young talents this year. The competition had no set theme, and the response was excellent. As many as 434 works were submitted by pupils from 13 elementary schools in the territory of Kraljevo. The Jury selected 139 of the best works for the exhibition.
At the Gallery of the National Museum in Kraljevo, the promotion of the book “Marriage in Modern Serbia” by Aleksandra Vuletić, senior research associate of the Institute of History in Belgrade, was held. This historiographical work is the result of many years of research and provides a new, comprehensive view of the institution of marriage in Serbia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – in the period when the modern Serbian state and society were being formed.
The promotion of the journal “Our Past” 23 was held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo on Friday, April 17th, 2026. The new issue contains a total of nine papers in the fields of archaeology, history, and anthropology, as well as three reviews of publications and exhibitions. The papers were presented by Gordana Gavrić, Dr. Miloš Matić, and Žarko Ilić, PhD. The editor, Tatjana Mihailović, PhD, spoke about the journal as a whole.
The Collection of Papers “Culture of Memory: Children in War and from War” makes an important contribution to the study of the position and suffering of children in wartime circumstances, a topic that has long been on the margins of scholarly and public interest. The collection points to the importance of the culture of remembrance as a value that not only serves to preserve the past from oblivion but also encourages contemporary society to draw lessons from historical experiences and act responsibly toward the future. Society has the obligation to view children exclusively as those who must be protected, and not as actors in wartime events.