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Magic of Glass: Glassware from the Ethnological Collection of Household Furnishings of the National Museum Kraljevo
December 6, 2022 at 19:00 - February 19, 2023 at 13:00
The exhibition “Magic of Glass: Glassware from the Ethnological Collection of Household Furnishings of the National Museum Kraljevo” by Violeta Cvetanoska, senior curator of the National Museum Kraljevo, was organized on the occasion of marking 2022 as the International Year of Glass, declared and supported by the United Nations.
The Year of Glass encouraged the International Council of Museums – ICOM to accept this initiative and celebrate it worldwide in cooperation with numerous member museums. In Serbia, on the initiative of the Museum of Applied Arts and the Museum of Science and Technology from Belgrade, the National Subcommittee ICOM GLASS Serbia was established, within the parent organization of the National Committee of ICOM Serbia. The initiative was supported by many museums from Serbia and joined the commemoration in the form of numerous events and exhibitions with glass, among which is the National Museum Kraljevo.
The exhibition “Magic of Glass: Glassware from the Ethnological Collection of Household Furnishings of the National Museum Kraljevo” covers the period from the appearance of glass production in our country, which marks a new level of industrialization and modernization of the entire society. Exhibits and accompanying material from the Ethnological Collection illustrating the production of the most important factories of the 19th and first half of the 20th century from the territory of Serbia are on display. For the first time since the foundation of the museum, the public will be presented glass objects that represent the culture of everyday life. The appearance and operation of factories that operated within the former Yugoslavia are monitored: “Nacko Janković and Son”, “Kristal” in Zaječar, “Serbian Glass Factory” in Paraćin, “Ukras” in Alibunar, “Skopska Staklarnica” in Skopje, and present are also items made in various factories in Central Europe.
At the opening of the exhibition the audience will be addressed by Biljana Jotić, acting director of the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade, Zoran Lević, director of the Museum of Science and Technology in Belgrade and Darko Gučanin, director of the National Museum Kraljevo, while the exhibition will be opened by Biljana Crvenković, senior curator of the Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade.
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- Jug, 1896, Glass factory “Nacko Janković and Son”, Jagodina, blown glass, gilding, Legacy of Olivera Radojković Čolović, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2121).
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- Stemmed glass, beginning of the 20th century, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, tobacco, double-layered, engraved glass, height 15.2 cm, opening diameter 6.9 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-1367).
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- Spa glass, until 1914, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, colored, cast, and painted glass, height 9 cm, opening 3.1 x 6.2 cm, Ethnographic Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-814).
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- Kerosene lamp, first half of the 20th century, Central Europe, metal, blown glass, pressed glass, height 34 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2575).
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- Tray, 1928-2000, Serbian Glass Factory a.d. Belgrade, Paraćin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, colored yellow glass, cast, polished, dimensions: 31.9 x 17 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2797).
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- Part of a coffee set around 1955, Serbian Glass Factory, Paraćin, SFRY, painted, black glass, gilded, cup: height 4 cm, opening diameter 7 cm, saucer: diameter 11.6 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2746).
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- Vase, mid-20th century, Serbian Glass Factory, Paraćin, SFRY, painted glass with gilding, height 16.7 cm, opening diameter 10.4 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-3036).
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- Bottle, 1952-1992, Industry for Glass and Glass Fibers – “Skopska Glassworks”, Skopje, SFRY, cast glass, colors, gilding, height 19 cm, opening diameter 4.2 cm, Ethnological collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-3035).
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- Perfume bottle, first half of the 20th century, Central Europe, opaque, brown, cast glass, metal, porcelain, height 8 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-3056).
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- Hair shampoo bottles, around 1955, Croatia, SFRY, cast glass, height 13,7 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-1368).
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- Bottle, 1970-1990, Glass Factory “Ukras”, Alibunar, SFRY, painted, blown glass, gold, matschlif, height 27 cm, opening diameter 4.5 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-3025).
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- Candy box, 1975-1990, Factory “Kristal”, Zaječar, SFRY, pressed glass, partially frosted, height 22.5 cm, opening diameter 12.5 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2915).
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- Stemmed glass, second half of the 20th century, Serbian Glass Factory, Paraćin, SFRY, colored glass, height 9.2 cm, opening diameter 5.5 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-2895).
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- Part of a drink set, around 1980, Serbian Glass Factory, Paraćin, SFRY, iberfang glass, painted, polished, engraved, bottle: height 21.5 cm, opening diameter 5 cm, cup: height 11.5 cm, opening diameter 3.7 cm, Ethnological Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo (E-3066).