Thematic Guidance “Cups of Balkan Gentleman” Through the Exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra”

Thematic guidance through the exhibition “Between the Trapeza and the Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” related to the topic “Cups of the Balkan Gentlemen” will be organized on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at 11 a.m.

Tatjana Mihailović, PhD, museum advisor of the National Museum Kraljevo and art historian Jelena Marković will guide you through the part of the exhibition that includes the most luxurious type of tableware, made of silver, often gilded and decorated with many representations.

The place of the glass in feudal society, which lasted in our region from the Middle Ages through the entire Ottoman period, is extremely important, because they are part of the objects that denoted high social status. In various types of social rituals, such as feasts held in royal or feudal halls, glasses play an important role in toasts where individuals stand out. Therefore, they are often inscribed with the owner’s name and are richly decorated with various symbols.