Author’s Guidance Through the Exhibition “Between the Trapeza and Sofra”

Author’s guidance by Nataša Cerović through the exhibition “Between Trapeza and the Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” will be organized on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, starting at 6 p.m. The exhibition will be guided by Nataša Cerović, archaeologist and senior curator at the National Museum of Serbia.

With their diversity, the metal vessels showcased in the exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” offer insight into the types and forms of utensils that were found, used, and often crafted in the territories of traditional Serbian lands from the early 13th century to the dawn of the 20th century.

The guided tour will highlight the presence of influences from various cultural environments, which are noticeable both in the vessels created during the era and in the territory of the medieval Serbian state, as well as in the regions inhabited by the Serbian people within the Ottoman Empire. In addition to their historical and ethnographic significance, the displayed vessels hold great artistic value, as many of them feature unique iconographic and decorative solutions that cannot be encountered outside the collection of the National Museum of Serbia.