BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Museum Kraljevo - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Museum Kraljevo X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nmkv.rs/?lang=en X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Museum Kraljevo REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Belgrade BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20241129T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20241129T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20241119T153342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T153342Z UID:17170-1732903200-1732906800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Two Branko’s Kozaras DESCRIPTION:The film “Two Branko’s Kozaras” was produced by the Genocide Victims’ Museum in Belgrade and is dedicated to the tragic suffering of tens of thousands of innocent members of the Serbian people in the great Croatian-German offensive on Kozara in the summer of 1942. The film was directed by Ivica Vidanović\, the screenwriter is Božidar Knežević\, and the expert consultant is Bojan Arbutina\, curator-historian of the Genocide Victims’ Museum in Belgrade. The project was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the Foundation of the Genocide Victims’ Museum in Belgrade. \nThrough the fictional story of the old man Branko\, who as a boy hid on Kozara from the enemy\, and archival footage\, the film tells the story of suffering during the pogrom of 1942. Confronting his suffering past and walking through the forests of Kozara\, the old Branko recalls his fears and suffering\, his childhood and the struggle for life in those merciless times. It is a story about a child who\, against his will\, ended up in the vortex of the most horrific crimes committed against his people in centuries of history\, and a story about the burden he grew up with and carries until his old age. \nThe film also uses authentic footage from Kozara\, which was not shown after World War II. They represent part of the “picture book”\, or the journal of the Independent State of Croatia\, the original of which is kept in Serbia. \n“Branko’s Two Kozaras” rounds off the project of the Museum of Genocide Victims\, which included an exhibition dedicated to the Battle of Kozara and the subsequent Kozara epic\, a bilingual exhibition catalogue\, as well as collections of selected documents and testimonies published in Serbian and translated into English. \nIn addition to the film screening\, a lecture entitled “Kozara 1942” will be given by Nikola Miloševski\, curator of the Genocide Victims’ Museum in Belgrade. In the spring of 1942\, partisan units fought successfully to expand the free territory\, which included several important strategic points and urban and economic centers in the Bosnian Krajina. Prijedor\, Ljubija\, Oštrelja and Bosanski Petrovac were liberated\, while vital communications to the Sava\, Vrbas and Sana valleys were constantly threatened. This was reason enough for German and Croatian military forces to launch a large-scale offensive on the strongest partisan stronghold in the Bosnian Krajina on Kozar. During the major German-Croatian offensive from July 10th to 15th\, 1942 on Kozara\, it is estimated that over 40 thousand Serbs died\, of whom about 12 thousand were children under the age of fifteen. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/two-branko-s-kozaras/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Poster-for-the-projection-of-the-movie-Two-Brankos-Kozaras-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20241205T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20241205T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20241201T235945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T235945Z UID:17253-1733421600-1733425200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Charisma of Emperor Dušan – History and Memory DESCRIPTION:The author\, in his latest work\, brings a new\, comprehensive view of the era of King and Emperor Stefan Dušan\, the most influential Serbian medieval ruler\, his role and place in history\, viewed through the prism of the past\, within the framework of a kind of culture of memory in our environment. \nThe rise of the state during the time of Emperor Stefan Dušan enabled the proclamation of the empire\, the belief that Serbia would replace Byzantium and stop the arrival of the Turks. Falling under Turkish rule and losing a large part of its medieval heritage\, the people\, in resistance to subjugation\, preserved through traditions the awareness of Emperor Dušan and the glorious state of the Nemanjićs as confirmation of their existence. At the same time\, this memory awakened hope in the fight for freedom. The cult of Dušan the Strong was revived in the liberation wars of the 19th century\, and the dream of restoring Dušan’s empire inspired political aspirations in Serbia for a long time. \nAt the very end\, we will also learn how the transfer of Dušan’s relics after World War II affected the communist public. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/charisma-of-emperor-dusan-history-and-memory/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Poster-for-the-promotion-of-the-book-by-Kosta-Nikolic-Charisma-of-Emperor-Dusan-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20241212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20241205T131110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T131110Z UID:17266-1734030000-1739192400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Ksenija Divjak – Between Reality and Myth DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “Ksenija Divjak – Between Reality and Myth” will be opened in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Thursday\, December 12th\, 2024\, starting at 7 p.m.\, on the occasion of the centenary of the artist’s birth. \nThe core of the exhibition\, whose authors are Suzana Novčić and Ljubiša Simović\, museum advisors of the National Museum Kraljevo\, consists of works from the museum’s Art Collection\, of which there are 33 in total. At the end of 1995\, after the death of Ksenija Divjak\, the National Museum Kraljevo received thirteen works from the legacy of this artist\, as a gift from the National Museum of Serbia. Two decades later\, Dr. Olivera Radojković Čolović donated a valuable artistic legacy to the National Museum Kraljevo\, which also includes twenty works by Ksenija Divjak. \nIn addition\, in order to fully present the artist’s work\, the exhibition also includes a significant number of works of art from other institutions: the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade\, the Gallery of Fine Arts – Rajko Mamuzić Collection in Novi Sad\, the Modern Gallery in Valjevo and the Art Gallery “Nadežda Petrović” in Čačak. \nThanks to this\, a complex and authentic world of Ksenija Divjak is brought to life: on the one hand\, the thematic approach that she has cultivated throughout her life and which includes nudes\, still lifes\, themes of doubles\, mythological themes and landscapes\, and on the other hand\, the media in which\, in addition to oil on canvas\, she most often worked\, such as watercolours\, pastels\, drawings and gouaches. \nShe is one of the first postmodern artists of her time\, who opted for the figure and figuration\, derived from the models and canons of art history. The author uses them and brings them to life in her imagination\, creating her own personal and artistic “museum without borders.”Ksenija Divjak was born in 1924 in Ivanić Grad\, Croatia. She lived in Zagreb until 1941\, when she came to Belgrade with her family as a refugee. She enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1943\, graduating in 1949. She was a member of Association of Fine Artist of Serbia\, the “Belgrade Group” and the “Lada” Art Association. She travelled and studied in Italy\, France\, Greece and Spain\, whose culture and art she was most attached to. She died in Belgrade in 1995. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/ksenija-divjak-between-reality-and-myth/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Poster-for-the-exhibition-Ksenija-Divjak-–-Between-Reality-and-Myth-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Suzana Nov%C4%8Di%C4%87":MAILTO:suzana.novcic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250123T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250123T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250113T171518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T171518Z UID:17334-1737655200-1737658800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Kosovo Myth in Our Time DESCRIPTION:The Kosovo Covenant is a concept that is being talked about more and more today. Although there is no single definition\, it has a clear meaning and visible presence in historical sources. In today’s world\, oriented towards individualism\, materialism\, hedonism\, and even nihilism\, Kosovo’s commitment to the Kingdom of Heaven has an almost subversive meaning. This is\, by all accounts\, the attractive power of the Kosovo Covenant in our time. \nThe first impetus for new interpretations was given by the poem “Na Gazimestanu” by Milan Rakić\, the Serbian consul in Priština and the son-in-law of Ljuba Kovačević\, published in 1907 in the elite “Serbian Literary Herald” (reprinted in the collection “New Poems”\, as part of the cycle “On Kosovo 1912). There\, among other things\, the “sacrificial” “sacred source” was emphasized\, interpreted in a patriotic key: \n“And today\, when it reaches the last color / Undazzled by the old halo’s glow / I will give life\, my fatherland / Knowing what I give and why I give it.” \nAn important incentive were the sculptures of Dalmatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović\, intended to be part of his monumental “Vidovdan Temple”. They were recognized as the official\, artistic form of the Vidovdan idea\, around which the Yugoslav youth movement gathered. The Vidovdan idea\, as Isidora Sekulić (1911) called it\, or the Vidovdan ethic\, as Miloš Đurić (1914) called it\, was a return to the heroic and “sacrificial” in Kosovo tradition. Vidovdan\, as the day of the Battle of Kosovo\, gained renewed popularity since the time of the appearance of Vuk’s collections. The new\, Vidovdan idea\, appeared mostly among the younger generations\, in the era after the annexation crisis of 1908-1909. and it aimed to restore vigor and self-confidence to Serbian culture\, faced with the colonial ambitions and war threats of Austria-Hungary. It can be said that it was a Serbian echo of vitalism and heroic activism\, which were preached at that time by Henri Bergson and Friedrich Nietzsche. Miloš Đurić interpreted the “philosophy of Kosovo” as “the philosophy of the phoenix-bird\, the philosophy of Golgotha”\, while Isidora Sekulić wrote that the Vidovdan idea should be “a living and vibrant consciousness of falcons and soldiers and cultural workers”\, “which will make us ramparts that do not fall”. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/kosovo-myth-in-our-time/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Poster-for-the-lecture-by-Milos-Kovic-Kosovo-Myth-in-Our-Time-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250128T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250128T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250121T205341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T205341Z UID:17342-1738087200-1738090800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Census 1863 DESCRIPTION:The books “Census 1863” I-II cover Karanovac and the Karanovac District (Book I) and villages outside the Karanovac District\, today part of the City of Kraljevo (Book II)\, and were published by the National Museum Kraljevo\, and were prepared by Bojana Miljković Katić\, PhD and Nemanja Trifunović. These are prepared historical sources of the first order – a census of people\, real estate and income from 1863\, for the territory of today’s City of Kraljevo\, which is one of the most important historical sources for the demographic\, economic and social history of Serbia in the 19th century. \nGiven that this census is an indispensable document in the reconstruction of family genealogies and the origins of families\, there is great interest in its publication in society\, and over the past decades a significant number of census books have been published for numerous towns and rural areas in Serbia. These two books are the first to publish census books for the entire territory of the City of Kraljevo\, which will allow many residents of Kraljevo and its surroundings\, as well as those whose origins are in the Kraljevo region\, to find information about their ancestors. The prepared material is stored in the State Archives of Serbia\, in the Fund of the Ministry of Finance – Department of Foresight. Due to the volume of the prepared material\, it was divided into two books. The first book includes a census of the town of Karanovac (today’s Kraljevo) and rural settlements that belonged to the then Karanovac District. The second book covers settlements that today administratively and territorially belong to the City of Kraljevo\, and in 1863 were located outside the Karanovački district. These are villages in the Gružanski\, Jošanički\, Moravski\, Dragačevo\, Studenica and Trnava districts. For easier overview\, the census data are presented in tabular form with nine columns: serial number\, name and surname of household members\, state of health of the person\, age\, real estate\, monthly income\, class by property\, class by income and notes. \nThe program is attended by: editor Ljubodrag P. Ristić\, PhD\, reviewers Aleksandra Vuletić\, PhD and Radomir J. Popović\, PhD and editors Bojana Miljković Katić\, PhD and Nemanja Trifunović. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/census-1863/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Poster-for-the-promotion-of-the-book-by-Bojana-Miljkovic-Katic-and-Nemanja-Trifunovic-Census-1863-I-II-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nemanja Trifunovi%C4%87":MAILTO:nemanja.trifunovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250206T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250131T170011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T170011Z UID:17444-1738864800-1738868400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Smak DESCRIPTION:The monograph entitled “Smak” represents an important and indispensable part of Serbian and Yugoslav musical culture\, especially when it comes to its sub-genre called rock and roll. Although a band from Kragujevac\, “Smak” is of exceptional importance to Kraljevo and the people of Kraljevo\, given that its two members are drummer Slobodan Stojanović Kepa and keyboardist Laza Ristovski from Kraljevo. Smak had its beginnings in Kraljevo\, where the song “Blues in the Park” was created. \nThe author of the monograph is Ksenija Đerković\, a journalist and archivist at the Historical Archives of Šumadija in Kragujevac. The book\, which is almost 600 pages long\, includes photographs from all periods of the band’s work\, history\, newspaper articles from the press throughout the then Yugoslavia\, posters\, placards and concert tickets\, discography\, song lyrics\, fan letters\, anecdotes about the band\, interesting facts\, biographies of all band members. Most of the material is from the family archive of the author of the Monograph\, given that she is the daughter of one of the founders and drummer of the band “Smak”\, Slobodan Stojanović Kepa. The monograph contains authorial texts by rock critic Branimir Lokner (Monograph reviewer) and Petar Janjatović\, as well as rock photographer Branislav Brajan Rašić and the author of the Monograph\, Ksenija Đerković. The publisher of the monograph is the Kragujevac-based Association “Smakovci”\, and the publication of the monograph “Smak” was supported by SOKOJ\, the city of Čačak\, the city of Kraljevo and the National Museum Kraljevo. \nThe rock band “Smak” was founded on December 4th\, 1971 in Kragujevac by guitarist Radomir Mihajlović Točak\, drummer Slobodan Stojanović Kepa and bassist Zoran Milanović. At the beginning of their career\, the band worked on the route Kraljevo – Čačak – Kragujevac\, in the cities where the three founders of the band come from. Even before the first official discographic releases\, the band had a large fan base in cities across Serbia\, and many of them followed them at their performances. The band\, reinforced by another Kraljevo resident\, Laza Ristovski\, and singer Boris Aranđelović\, began recording for record labels throughout Yugoslavia and Germany. Its popularity grew\, and the group “Smak”\, regardless of the changes in the lineup\, gained the status of one of the biggest rock bands in Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s. \nThe monograph was preceded by a retrospective exhibition of the archive materials of the group “Smak” called “Smak 50” from 2022\, when the group celebrated half a century of existence. The exhibition was a guest at the National Museum Kraljevo during 2023. \nThe book reviewer Branimir Bane Lokner and author Ksenija Đerković will speak at the promotion\, with musical accompaniment by Jovan Pantić. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/smak/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Poster-for-the-promotion-by-Ksenija-Djerkovic-Smak-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oleg Romanov":MAILTO:oleg.romanov@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250214T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250410T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250206T112522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T112522Z UID:17484-1739556000-1744290000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “Between the Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” presents metal vessels collected over more than 150 years\, diverse in type and purpose\, material and technique. You can see silver and gilded plates and glasses that were an integral part of ceremonial tables and personal valuables\, as well as those made of other non-ferrous metals used daily for storing\, preparing and serving food and drinks. Hand-washing utensils were also considered part of tableware\, so the small number of preserved objects used for that purpose shows the attention paid to their decoration. \nOf the total number of 81 metal vessels from the collections of the Department of the Middle Ages of the National Museum of Serbia exhibited on this occasion\, almost half are silver\, sometimes gilded\, while the rest are made of base metals and alloys\, such as copper and lead\, brass and bronze. \nThe presence of influences from various cultural environments is noticeable both on vessels created during and on the territory of the Serbian medieval state\, and on areas inhabited by the Serbian people in the Ottoman Empire. Simple Byzantine forms\, plant and animal ornamentation characteristic of Western Gothic art\, as well as rumi\, hataj and saz motifs present on works of Ottoman provenance are encountered. In some examples\, these elements coexist\, and on a smaller number of vessels\, religious iconography is also represented. \nWith their diversity\, the metal vessels in the exhibition “Between the Trapeza and Sofra” provide a glimpse into the types and shapes of vessels found\, used\, and often made in the territory of traditional Serbian lands from the early 13th to the dawn of the 20th century. The desire was expressed to bring this long period closer to visitors through the method of display and provide insight into the customs and habits related to dining and other activities that accompany or precede it. In addition to their historical and ethnographic value\, the exhibited vessels are also of great artistic importance\, since many of them display unique iconographic and decorative solutions that cannot be found outside the collection of the National Museum of Serbia. \n  URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/between-trapeza-and-sofra-metal-vessels-from-the-13th-to-the-19th-century-in-the-collections-of-the-national-museum-of-serbia/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-Between-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250221T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250221T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250212T194620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T194620Z UID:17524-1740160800-1740164400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Promotion of the Journal “Our Past” 22 DESCRIPTION:The promotion of the journal “Our Past” 22\, the scientific and professional journal of the National Museum Kraljevo and the Historical Archives Kraljevo\, will be held in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Friday\, February 21st\, 2025\, starting at 6 p.m. The works will be presented by Gordana Gavrić\, advisor to the director of the Foundation of the Holy Monastery of Hilandar\, Ana Kostić Đekić\, PhD\, associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy\, University of Belgrade\, and Miloš Timotijević\, PhD\, museum advisor of the National Museum Čačak. The publication of the fifth issue of the magazine “Our Past” after a two-year break\, in the organization and preparation of the new editorial team\, will be discussed by the editor of the journal\, Tatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor of the National Museum Kraljevo. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/promotion-of-the-journal-our-past-22/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Website-event-cover-for-the-promotion-of-the-journal-Our-Past-22-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250305T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250308T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250228T195526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T170229Z UID:17608-1741199400-1741435200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Thematic Guidance “Cups of Balkan Gentleman” Through the Exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra” DESCRIPTION: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. \nTatjana 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. \nThe 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. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/thematic-guidance-cups-of-balkan-gentleman-through-the-exhibition-between-trapeza-and-sofra/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Website-event-cover-for-the-thematic-guidance-Cups-of-Balkan-Gentleman-through-the-exhibition-Between-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250311T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250311T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250301T153148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T153148Z UID:17615-1741716000-1741719600@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Cross from Kosovo DESCRIPTION:The half-hour documentary-feature film “Cross from Kosovo”\, produced by the Genocide Victims’ Museum\, sheds light on the centuries-old suffering of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija\, with a special focus on the suffering years of World War II. \nThe film was directed by Ivica Vidanović\, the screenwriter is Božidar Knežević\, and the expert consultants are Nikola Miloševski and Nenad Antonijević\, PhD\, historians of the Genocide Victims’ Museum. Actors Dejan Cicmilović\, Vasilije Milić and Katarina Milić also play in the film. The realization of the project was made possible by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia\, “Telekom” Serbia and the Foundation of the Genocide Victims’ Museum. \nAfter the screening of the film “Cross from Kosovo”\, Nikola Miloševski\, curator of the Genocide Victims’ Museum\, will give a lecture on the topic “Crimes Against Serbs and Jews in Kosovo and Metohija during World War II”. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/cross-from-kosovo/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Website-event-cover-for-the-projection-of-the-film-Cross-from-Kosovo-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250312T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250315T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250308T193434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T193434Z UID:17640-1741766400-1742040000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Thematic Guidance “In the Service of God and Faithful People: Cult Metal Vessels” Through the Exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra” DESCRIPTION:Thematic guidance entitled “In the Service of God and the Faithful People: Cult Metal Vessels” through the exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra. Metal Vessels from the 13th to the 19th Century in the Collections of the National Museum of Serbia” will be organized on Wednesday\, March 12th\, Friday\, March 14th\, 2025\, at 6 p.m.\, and on Saturday\, March 15th\, 2025\, at 11 a.m. \nTatjana 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 various types of vessels that were used within the Christian and Islamic cults\, which are covered in a wide time span by the exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra”. \nVessels intended exclusively for the needs of cult occupy a special place in the liturgical life of believers and the Church. Sacred vessels\, such as the chalice and the diskos\, have not changed much in shape over the centuries\, while small vessels\, such as the chalice\, are directly used for the preparation of the Eucharist. Some others were used to store holy water or wine. On the other hand\, within the Islamic cult we have prayer ablution cups or Sufi cups with prayer texts. The form and decoration of all these vessels is adapted to the cult needs. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/thematic-guidance-in-the-service-of-god-and-faithful-people-cult-metal-vessels-through-the-exhibition-between-trapeza-and-sofra/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Website-event-cover-for-the-thematic-guidance-throught-the-exhibition-In-the-Service-of-God-and-Faithful-People-through-the-exhibition-Between-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250326T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250329T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250323T161828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T115557Z UID:17680-1743012000-1743274800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Thematic Guidance “Feasts of Nobility\, Christian and Ottoman” Through the Exhibition “Between Trapeza and Sofra” DESCRIPTION:Thematic guidance of 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” related to the theme “Feasts of the Nobility\, Christian and Ottoman” will be organized on Wednesday\, March 26th\, Friday\, March 28th\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. and Saturday\, March 29th\, 2025\, at 11 a.m. \nTatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor at the National Museum Kraljevo\, and art historian Jelena Marković will guide you through the part of the exhibition that includes dishes used at feasts to serve various types of food\, accompanied by many data and details about the diet and table manners\, through the long period of the Middle Ages and Ottoman rule. \nPublic feasts in feudal society\, in a manorial environment\, represent complex and carefully planned social rituals in which many rules and customs prevailed. The use of various utensils for serving different types of food\, precisely formed sequences of their serving\, the setting of the table and utensils\, servants serving the guests\, all this is part of these public events. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/thematic-guidance-feasts-of-nobility-christian-and-ottoman-through-the-exhibition-between-trapeza-and-sofra/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Website-event-cover-for-the-thematic-guidance-Feasts-of-Nobility-Christian-and-Ottoman-through-the-exhibition-Between-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250402T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250405T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250329T105501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250329T105501Z UID:17740-1743616800-1743854400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Guided Tour Through the Exhibition “Between the Trapeza and Sofra” DESCRIPTION:Guided tour through the exhibition “Between the Table 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 2nd\, Friday\, April 4th\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. and Saturday\, April 5th\, 2025\, at 11 a.m. \nYou will be guided through the entire exhibition\, which includes metal vessels from a wide time span\, from the Middle Ages through the Ottoman period to the formation of the modern Serbian state\, which allows you to see an entire social process through the prism of socially highly valued objects\, by Tatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor at the National Museum Kraljevo\, and art historian Jelena Marković. \nThe vessels range in a wide spectrum from those made of precious metals that were part of public feasts\, as a ritual of the aristocratic class\, to those used in Christian and Islamic cults\, then everyday vessels for preparing and serving food\, made of copper\, bronze or brass\, to specially made vessels for sprinkling water when bathing. All of them indirectly testify to the complex life of feudal and late feudal society\, which practically reached the 19th century in its organization of life\, habits and social values ​​in the vast Balkans. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/guided-tour-through-the-exhibition-between-the-trapeza-and-sofra/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Website-event-cover-for-the-guided-tour-through-the-exhibition-Between-the-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250409T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250409T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250402T134922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T134922Z UID:17748-1744221600-1744225200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Author’s Guidance Through the Exhibition “Between the Trapeza and Sofra” DESCRIPTION: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. \nWith 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. \nThe 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. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/author-s-guidance-through-the-exhibition-between-the-trapeza-and-sofra/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Website-event-cover-for-the-authors-guidance-through-the-exhibition-Between-Trapeza-and-Sofra-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250417T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250519T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250413T150909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250419T163431Z UID:17795-1744912800-1747659600@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Imaginary Library. Sculptures and Installations by Gordana Kaljalović Odanović DESCRIPTION:The work of Gordana Kaljalović Odanović represents an important and indispensable part of Serbian fine arts\, which emerged and lasted over a wide and very dynamic time span\, from the last decade of the 20th century to the present day. She is a witness and participant in those artistic aspirations and practices that will overcome the traditional understanding of sculpture. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade in 1975 (sculpture major) and from the Faculty of Philology of the University of Belgrade in 1977 (English Language and Literature group). She received her master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. Since 1993\, she has been teaching at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. She worked as a full professor at the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad from 2006-2016. \nGordana has built her reputation on sophisticated\, lyrical compositions and a characteristic artistic-poetic process of contrasting relationships between materials and energy: wood\, stone\, ceramics versus glass\, tracing paper\, paper\, light. Through a three-dimensional structure\, the artist thus visualizes and emphasizes a network of thoughts\, emotions\, intuitions\, and messages. These are new\, hybrid forms\, both in the material and conceptual sense\, that connect different fragments of the material\, tangible\, and symbolic\, imaginary worlds. Gordana’s sculptures\, objects\, and installations lead us from one reality to another\, expressing a sensitive\, feminine ambivalence between opposing fields: media novelty and classical\, almost perfect manuality. \nOne of her major themes\, which she has been researching and visually structuring for a decade or more\, is the phenomenon of the book. Through its form\, the book is subjected to various forms of examination\, commentary\, and criticism\, from the smallest unit – the letter – to the book as a “field of power”. Her sculptures – books thus become critically positioned in relation to certain social\, political\, and cultural phenomena and/or specific literary works. Context is an integral part of the artistic work\, which also determines the plastic-visual form of her work – from a scroll\, a book as a landscape (Travel Diary) to a book with nails (Balkan Expression)\, a wounded book in bandages\, to the Sound Book (in which the artist reads the poem “I am looking for a word” by the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska) and installations such as Archaeology of Memory\, as a simulation and interpretation of the library burned in the fire of April 6th\, 1941. \nThe artist follows the view that there is nothing outside the text\, and that words\, language\, and books seek spatialization. The range of forms through which thought is articulated determines her visual representation\, often situated through a non-sculptural language\, yet with a completely clear and pure aesthetic. The very books\, texts and words of Paul Valéry\, Jovan Dučić\, Orhan Pamuk\, George Orwell are transformed into a sculptural sign\, whose semiology brings new meanings and manifestations. Her “Imaginary Library” therefore represents “an analysis of impressions\, memories\, imagination\, recollection\, the entire fund that makes up the mechanism of the image in time”. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/imaginary-library-sculptures-and-installations-by-gordana-kaljalovic-odanovic/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-by-Gordana-Kaljalovic-Odanovic-Imaginary-Library-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250422T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250424T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250416T120339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T120339Z UID:17802-1745344800-1745521200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Guided Tour Through the Exhibition of Sculptures and Installations by Gordana Kaljalović Odanović “Imaginary Library” DESCRIPTION:Guided tour through the exhibition of sculptures and installations by Gordana Kaljalović Odanović “Imaginary Library” will be organized in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Tuesday\, April 22th\, 2025\, at 6 p.m.\, as well as on Thursday\, April 24th\, 2025\, at 6 p.m. Suzana Novčić\, museum advisor at the National Museum Kraljevo\, will guide you through the authentic exhibition world of books – sculptures\, from the smallest unit – letters\, to the book as a “field of power”. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/guided-tour-through-the-exhibition-of-sculptures-and-installations-by-gordana-kaljalovic-odanovic-imaginary-library/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Website-event-cover-for-the-guided-tour-through-the-exhibition-by-Gordana-Kaljalovic-Odanovic-Imaginary-Library-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250509T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250501T105658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T132412Z UID:17836-1746813600-1746817200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Meeting of the Descendants of the Second World War Concentration Camp Inmates DESCRIPTION:Considering the tragic fate of our people during World War II and the intention to mark eight decades since the end of this conflict in Europe\, the National Museum Kraljevo is organizing a program dedicated to the fates of military and civilian prisoners\, entitled “Remember Me\, Descendant!” on Friday\, May 9th\, 2025\, starting at 6 p.m. \nFollowing the short April War and the capitulation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia\, a significant portion of its soldiers—those who were unable to evade capture – were forcibly taken to various camps across what was then Germany\, which in the spring of 1941 stretched from Norway in the north to the Mediterranean shores. In the later years of the war\, to support agriculture and industry in the Third Reich\, as labor shortages became severe due to wartime destruction\, members of our people were deported beyond their homeland as civilian prisoners. \nThe goal of our project—of which the scheduled Victory Day program is just the beginning—is to document the names\, testimonies\, and memories of civilian and military prisoners through conversations with their descendants\, preserving their stories from oblivion. Research of this kind\, which has previously been conducted at our institution\, is invaluable\, as it provides insight into the lives of our ancestors from the moment they were captured and transported into the unknown\, into how labor and existence were organized in camps or\, in the case of civilian prisoners\, on agricultural estates and in factories. Equally significant is the collection and documentation of letters\, photographs\, and items related to the destinies of our forcibly taken compatriots. These documents can shed light on the prisoners’ daily lives\, the challenges they faced\, the general living conditions during wartime\, and the circumstances of their liberation and return home. \nThe program consists of two parts. The first includes two brief lectures reviewing the circumstances before and during the short April War\, as well as the situation in occupied Serbia and Kraljevo after the capitulation. The second\, far more important part\, is dedicated to discussions with the descendants of our taken compatriots and the recording of their testimonies. \nWe take this opportunity to invite all our fellow citizens\, the descendants of military and civilian prisoners\, to take part in our program and share their memories of their ancestors and their destinies with us. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/meeting-of-the-descendants-of-the-second-world-war-concentration-camp-inmates/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Website-event-cover-for-the-meeting-of-descendats-of-the-Second-World-War-concentraion-camp-inmates-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250523T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250515T145127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T145127Z UID:17875-1748001600-1750424400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:50 Years of the Children’s May Art Salon DESCRIPTION:The Children’s May Art Salon was established back in 1974. Since then\, this event dedicated to children has been held continuously for 50 years\, marking an invaluable place in the history of the Museum and the city of Kraljevo. The Salon was founded with the aim of affirming and showcasing children’s perspectives\, imagination\, work\, and talent in the realm of visual and artistic culture. \nThe first art historian employed as a curator at the National Museum Kraljevo was Milorad Mihailović. In an effort to “make cooperation with primary schools more concrete and substantive\,” Mihailović initiated the Children’s May Art Salon in 1974 under the auspices of the National Museum. The event was conceived to provide an overview of artistic creations by primary school children from the Kraljevo municipality and to present the talents and creativity of Kraljevo students to the wider public. The National Museum Kraljevo is among the first cultural institutions to have begun organizing this type of children’s art presentation\, making the Children’s May Art Salon one of the oldest such events in Serbia. \nThrough participation in the jury\, many prominent Kraljevo artists (Milan Đokić\, Pavle Popović\, Radoš Rakuš\, Danka Pribaković Kostić\, Velimir Zelenović\, Nenad Stefanović\, Dragan Pešić\, Slobodan Marinković\, Boban Bosić\, Svetlana Jevtić\, Dušica Radosavljević Jovanchević\, Matija Marković\, Alisa Matović\, Svetlana Vuksanović\, Jovana Banjanac\, Jakov Jakovljević) have contributed to elevating the artistic and qualitative standards of the exhibited selections. Some Kraljevo artists had their first exhibitions at the Children’s Salon (Jelena Šalinić\, Ivan Milunović\, Bojan Vuksanović\, Danka Dimitrijević\, Nenad Dimitrijević\, Jovana Banjanac\, Andrea Leshević\, Mina Bosić\, and others). \nAt the 23rd Children’s May Art Salon\, held in 1996\, a significant shift in the exhibition concept took place. In addition to ten equal awards\, a newly established main prize was introduced – the Milorad Mihailović Award—named in honor of the Salon’s founder and long-time director of the National Museum Kraljevo\, who passed away prematurely in 1995. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/50-years-of-the-children-s-may-art-salon/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-50-Years-of-the-Childrens-May-Art-Salon-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nadica Li%C5%A1anin":MAILTO:nadica.lisanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250523T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250515T145316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T145316Z UID:17876-1748001600-1750424400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:50th Children’s May Art Salon DESCRIPTION:The 50th Children’s May Art Salon competition was thematic this year\, as the exhibition was organized to mark a significant anniversary—half a century of this museum event\, continuously held since 1974. \nThe theme of this year’s competition\, titled “A Childhood Memory” provided a broad conceptual framework for creative and artistic expression. The exhibition showcased the most successful visual compositions in which participants depicted their most significant childhood memories. The chosen theme allowed for artistic creation across various genres and motifs – such as toys\, objects\, digital and television content\, video games\, events\, people\, places\, landscapes\, and more – that held special importance during the participants’ upbringing. \nThe goal of the theme was to foster a sense of shared cultural and emotional heritage among children\, as well as to encourage empathy and mutual understanding through the sharing of personal stories. The intention was that\, after five decades of presenting different topics explored in art education classes\, key elements of material and spiritual culture in generations of children growing up in the present time would be recognized. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/50th-children-s-may-art-salon/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-50th-Childrens-May-Art-Salon-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nadica Li%C5%A1anin":MAILTO:nadica.lisanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250612T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250612T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250602T125301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T125301Z UID:17950-1749751200-1749754800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Exclamations of Sincere Enthusiasm: The Ephemeral Spectacle and Journey of King Alexander and Queen Draga Obrenović through Serbia in 1901 DESCRIPTION:Promotion of the book by Miloš Timotijević\, PhD and Aleksandar Marušić “Exclamations of Sincere Enthusiasm: The Ephemeral Spectacle and Journey of King Alexander and Queen Draga Obrenović through Serbia in 1901” will take place at the Gallery of the National Museum in Kraljevo\, on Thursday\, June 12th\, 2025\, starting at 7 p.m. The publication was issued by the Museum of the Rudnik-Takovo Region in Gornji Milanovac and the National Museum Čačak. \nThe book explores the symbolic and political dimensions of royal visits within the context of a significant political moment. The visit was organized following the death of King Milan Obrenović\, the adoption of an imposed constitution\, the announcement that Queen Draga was not pregnant\, and the postponement of the visit to the Russian Tsar\, which was intended to secure international legitimacy for the Queen. The journey included stops in Smederevo\, Kragujevac\, Kraljevo\, the monasteries of Žiča and Studenica\, Čačak\, Požega\, Užice\, Dobrinja\, Takovo\, Gornji Milanovac\, the monasteries of Vujan\, Vraćevšnica\, and Divostin\, before concluding in Belgrade via Kragujevac and Mladenovac. The book also examines the organization of the Queen’s birthday celebration in the capital\, military maneuvers in Ub\, and a visit to Niš. \nThroughout their travels\, the royal couple used public ceremonies and rituals to reinforce their legitimacy and demonstrate their connection with the people. The visit had a significant impact on the daily lives of ordinary people\, as many places became centers of public celebrations – an event never repeated in the history of these towns\, at least not in the manner of 1901. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing religious and national symbols\, which strengthened ties to Serbia’s historical heritage. These public appearances functioned as a kind of “performance\,” in which the ruling couple assumed the role of national protectors while simultaneously attempting to mitigate political crises and opposition pressure. \nNumerous illustrations and documents\, including lists of individuals decorated before\, during\, and after the visit\, as well as important toasts\, speeches\, and addresses given during these festivities\, further enrich the understanding of the historical context and provide readers with a valuable insight into the structure and character of these visits. \nAlthough these rituals were designed as a means to reinforce state stability\, the authors also analyze their ephemeral nature\, pointing out that the royal performances had a limited impact on long-term public support. Ultimately\, the book highlights the political failure of these public appearances and the acceleration of the conspirators’ decision to assassinate the King and Queen as a kind of “anti-performance” aimed at dismantling the symbolic power of the last Obrenovićs. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/exclamations-of-sincere-enthusiasm-the-ephemeral-spectacle-and-journey-of-king-alexander-and-queen-draga-obrenovic-through-serbia-in-1901/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Website-event-cover-for-the-promotion-of-the-book-by-Milos-Timotijevic-and-Aleksandar-Marusic-Exclamations-of-Sincere-Delight-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250627T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250810T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250618T181317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T181317Z UID:17998-1751050800-1754830800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:City Museum Rankovićevo – National Museum Kraljevo: First 30 Years DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “City Museum Rankovićevo – National Museum Kraljevo: First 30 Years”\, authored by curators of the National Museum Kraljevo\, Oleg Romanov\, museum advisor\, and Slađana Spasić\, senior curator\, will open at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Friday\, June 27th\, 2025\, at 7:00 PM. The exhibition is organized on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Museum Kraljevo. \nThe exhibition includes a large number of museum artifacts collected during the first three decades of its operation\, belonging to the Natural History\, Archaeological\, Numismatic\, Historical\, Ethnological\, and Art collections. It also features a significant number of documents related to the museum’s founding and activities during this period\, as well as later-established groups focused on conservation\, documentation\, educational and promotional work\, and the professional library. \nSome museum exhibits were acquired through purchases and donations\, while others were obtained through archaeological excavations carried out by the National Museum Kraljevo (sites: Gorelo Polje in Miločaj\, Okruglica in Čukojevac)\, the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Kraljevo (site: Maglič Castle)\, and the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Belgrade (Gradac Monastery\, Nova Pavlica Monastery). Additionally\, the collection includes materials gathered from surveying the regions of Kraljevo\, Raška\, and Vrnjačka Banja (numismatic and historical materials). \nVisitors will also have the opportunity to see works of renowned artists from the Art Collection\, as well as copies of frescoes from the Copy Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo. The displayed museum material covers the period from prehistory to the early 1980s\, accompanied by more recent illustrative materials. \nThe exhibition will be open to visitors until August 10th\, 2025. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/city-museum-rankovicevo-national-museum-kraljevo-first-30-years/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-City-Museum-Rankovicevo-–-National-Museum-Kraljevo-First-30-Years-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250731T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250802T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250705T093958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250726T101058Z UID:18044-1753988400-1754136000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Author’s Guidance Through the Exhibition “City Museum Rankovićevo – National Museum Kraljevo: First Thirty Years” DESCRIPTION:The author’s guidance of senior curator Slađana Spasić through the exhibition “City Museum Rankovićevo – National Museum Kraljevo: First Thirty Years” (on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding) will be organized on Thursday\, July 31st\, 2025\, starting at 7 p.m.\, as well as on Saturday\, August 2nd\, 2025\, starting at 11 a.m. \nThe exhibition is dedicated to the pioneering years of the National Museum Kraljevo\, from the first initiatives to establish the Museum during World War II\, until 1980. The exhibition provides insight into the life and work of the first director\, Professor Milorad S. Jović\, and learns how a small museum team\, with the help of citizens and associates\, managed to form seven museum collections within three decades and lay the foundations of modern museum activity in our city. \nThe author’s guidance by Slađana Spasić sheds light on the rich and often little-known history of the institution that has become the guardian of the cultural heritage of Kraljevo and its surroundings over the years. Visitors will have the opportunity to see rarely exhibited exhibits\, archival documentation\, works of art\, ethnographic objects\, as well as testimonies of the first exhibitions\, including displays dedicated to the National Liberation War\, Serbian uprisings\, and collections from the 18th and 19th centuries. \nThe guided tour is an ideal opportunity for all lovers of history\, culture\, and museology to learn more firsthand about the beginnings and development of the Museum\, as well as the dedication of individuals whose work has left a lasting mark on the cultural life of the city. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/author-s-guidance-through-the-exhibition-city-museum-rankovicevo-national-museum-kraljevo-first-thirty-years/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Website-event-cover-for-the-fourth-week-of-authors-guidance-through-the-exhibition-City-Museum-Rankovicevo-–-National-Museum-Kraljevo-First-30-Years-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sla%C4%91ana Spasi%C4%87":MAILTO:sladjana.spasic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250816T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250819T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250803T145205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T104941Z UID:18079-1755374400-1755608400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Žiča Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration 2025” DESCRIPTION:The Žica Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration” is a significant cultural event that aims to nurture\, study and affirm the values of our national culture. The Assembly program begins with a ceremonial opening at the National Museum in Kraljevo\, where two exhibitions will be opened. The first is the visiting exhibition of the Museum in Smederevo “The Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court”\, which will be opened by the authors Snezana Cvetković\, PhD\, museum advisor of the Museum in Smederevo\, and Dejan Vukelić\, MA\, technical advisor of the Institute of Mathematics of the Serbian Academy of Sciences in Belgrade. The second exhibition “Discrete Hero of Heritage: Milorad Miki Mihailović\, Art Historian and Director of the National Museum Kraljevo (1995-2025)”\, dedicated to one of the most significant figures of this institution\, and will be opened by the authors Tatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor of the National Museum Kraljevo and Dragan Drašković\, retired museum advisor of the National Museum Kraljevo. The crowning achievement of the event is the awarding of the “Žiča Chrysobull” to the poet laureate on the Transfiguration\, on August 19th\, in the refectory of the Žiča Monastery. The winner of the “Žiča Chrysobull” for 2025 is the poet Gordana Đilas. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/zica-spiritual-assembly-transfiguration-2025/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-event-cover-for-the-opening-of-the-Zica-Spiritual-Assembly-Transfiguration-2025-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250816T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20251002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250804T094657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T104737Z UID:18084-1755374400-1759410000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Journey of King Milan Obrenović to the East: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court DESCRIPTION:The exhibition “Journey of King Milan Obrenović to the East: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court” of the Museum in Smederevo will be officially opened in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, as part of the Žica Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration 2025”\, on Saturday\, August 16th\, 2025\, starting at 8 p.m. The exhibition will be opened by the authors\, Snezana Cvetković\, PhD\, museum advisor of the Museum in Smederevo\, and Dejan Vukelić\, MA\, technical advisor of the Institute of Mathematics of the Serbian Academy of Sciences in Belgrade. \nThe basic idea and inspiration for the creation of the exhibition “Journey of King Milan Obrenović to the East: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court” came from the book by the adjutant of King Milan Obrenović and his companion on the journey to the East in 1889\, Colonel and later General Mihail Rašić\, which he published under the title “With His Royal Highness King Milan in the East” in 1891/1892. \nThe key points of departure for the exhibition include the personality of Milan Obrenović\, his abdication and motives for the journey to the Holy Land\, the spiritual transformation he experienced at the tomb of Christ\, the perception of the discourse of the Orient in the Serbian environment and its influence on the shaping of the court and court culture in the Kingdom of Serbia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. \nShortly after a series of turbulent events in public and private life\, Milan Obrenović\, accompanied by his closest associates\, under the pseudonym “Count of Takovo”\, set off on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land\, with stops in Constantinople\, Beirut and Damascus. The picturesque journey of King Milan Obrenović took place in the period from March 17th to June 13th\, 1889\, according to the old calendar. The Count of Takovo traveled by “lightning” train\, ship\, post car\, riding a horse\, camped in the desert… He met numerous personalities\, from the Sultan in Constantinople\, the Patriarch of Constantinople and Jerusalem\, Bedouins and Maronites\, to the barber from Smederevo in Damascus\, and we\, inspired by this event\, have taken you on a museological journey to the East. \nThe exhibition prints include photographs from the trip\, photographs of the Arab salons of the Old Palace in Belgrade\, which are kept in Belgrade museums and libraries: the Belgrade City Museum\, the Museum of Applied Arts\, the Historical Museum of Serbia in Belgrade and the National Library of Serbia\, as well as photographs from the aforementioned book by Mihailo Rašić. Part of the exhibition is a series of postcards\, photographs and books from private collections\, as well as a carpet with the motif of the “Rašić Pattern” from the Ethnological Collection of the National Museum in Kraljevo. \nThe Arab Salon in the former Old Belgrade Palace of Obrenović was modeled by conservator and restorer MA Snežana Mijić using virtual reality\, as well as by complexly making a replica of the ajami panel\, i.e. the wooden polychrome paneling that decorated the walls of the aforementioned salon. \nDirected by Tibor Varga from Novi Sad\, a documentary film was made about this journey and its historical and artistic significance\, which is discussed in the film by the authors of the exhibition\, and excerpts from the book are interpreted by actor Marko Nedeljković. \nThe University Library “Svetozar Marković” in Belgrade has digitized Mihailo Rašić’s book “With His Royal Highness King Milan in the East” in order to make it available to as many users as possible. There is a QR code on the back of the exhibition catalog that leads to the digitized books. \nThe project “Journey of King Milan Obrenović to the East: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court” was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the City of Smederevo. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/journey-of-king-milan-obrenovic-to-the-east-pilgrimage-and-the-culture-of-the-orient-at-the-serbian-court/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-Journey-to-the-East-of-King-Milan-Obrenovic-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250816T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20251002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250804T144409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T144409Z UID:18089-1755374400-1759410000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Discreet Hero of Heritage: Milorad Miki Mihailović\, Art Historian and Director of the National Museum Kraljevo DESCRIPTION:Exhibition “Discreet Hero of Heritage: Milorad Miki Mihailović\, Art Historian and Director of the National Museum Kraljevo” will be officially opened at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, as part of the Žiča Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration 2025\,” on Saturday\, August 16\, 2025\, starting at 8 p.m. \nMilorad Miki Mihailović was the first art historian\, curator of the Art Collection of the National Museum Kraljevo\, and director of the institution from 1979 to 1995\, when he passed away unexpectedly. September 2025 marks 30 years since his passing\, which is one of the reasons why\, in the year celebrating 75 years of the Museum’s work and 30 years of the new Gallery located on the ground floor of the old school building\, an exhibition is being organized in honor of one of the most significant curators of this museum institution\, which he successfully led for sixteen years. \nFrom the beginning of his work in 1973\, Miki distinguished himself as a key figure in the development of the city’s art scene—a driving force behind numerous projects\, exhibitions\, publications\, and initiatives. He introduced the Museum into the joint publication of the journal “Naša prošlost” (Our Past)\, actively participated in scientific research projects\, and contributed to the formation of art associations. \nAs director\, he tirelessly fought for a new museum building\, thereby resolving one of the institution’s greatest challenges. The year 1995 was the culmination of his long-standing and selfless effort and work\, when the first phase of adaptation was completed and the new Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo was officially opened. The institution stepped into a new chapter with great strides – hosting two international scientific conferences\, organizing four major exhibitions\, and preparing a fifth that was still in progress. \nThen something occurred that was difficult to comprehend for his family\, the institution\, the city\, and the broader cultural community –his unexpected passing on September 20th\, 1995\, at the age of forty-eight: just six months after entering the adapted museum building\, and only a month after the completion of the scientific conference “Žiča – History\, Art\,” at the very beginning of a new museum era. \nThis exhibition is a modest tribute to the memory of Milorad Miki Mihailović\, a man who pushed boundaries in heritage preservation—quietly but thoughtfully\, consistently and without signs of fatigue\, always moving toward his goals. \nThe exhibition is authored by Tatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor at the National Museum Kraljevo\, and Dragan Drašković\, retired museum advisor of the same institution. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/discreet-hero-of-heritage-milorad-miki-mihailovic-art-historian-and-director-of-the-national-museum-kraljevo/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Website-event-cover-for-the-exhibition-Discreet-Hero-of-Heritage-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250916T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250908T124137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T124137Z UID:18239-1758049200-1758052800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Prince Milan Obrenović (1854-1881): From Baron to a Sovereign DESCRIPTION:Promotion of the book by Suzana Rajić “Prince Milan Obrenović (1854–1881): From Baron to a Sovereign” will be held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Tuesday\, September 16th\, 2025\, starting at 7 p.m. This is the first of three planned volumes that will illuminate the life and reign of one of the most significant – and most controversial – rulers of 19th century Serbia. \nThe first volume covers the first twenty-seven years of Milan Obrenović’s life. At just 14 years old\, he ascended the Serbian throne\, and by age 22\, he had assumed supreme command of the army and led two wars against the Ottoman Empire. Although often portrayed in historiography and public discourse as a weak and unworthy ruler\, it was during his reign that Serbia gained international recognition of independence (1878)\, expanded its territory by nearly one-third\, was elevated to the status of a kingdom (1882)\, and inaugurated its first railway line between Belgrade and Niš. \nFor this monograph\, the author conducted extensive research into unpublished archival material across 38 collections housed in 17 institutions in Serbia and abroad – including Belgrade\, Novi Sad\, Kragujevac\, Moscow\, Bucharest\, Vienna\, and London. The book has been published as a luxurious hardcover edition\, featuring nearly 300 illustrations\, many of which are being made available to the academic and general public for the first time. \nThe significance of the work will be discussed by the author\, professor Suzana Rajić\, PhD\, head of the Chair for the History of the Serbian People in the Modern Era and Director of the Center for Serbian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade\, Danko Leovac\, PhD\, associate professor at the Department of History of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade and Darko Gučanin\, historian and director of the National Museum Kraljevo. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/prince-milan-obrenovic-1854-1881-from-baron-to-a-sovereign/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-event-cover-for-the-book-by-Suzana-Rajicc-Prince-Milan-Obrenovic-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250923T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250923T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250901T190655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T113712Z UID:18205-1758650400-1758654000@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Author’s Guidance Through the Exhibition “Discreet Hero of Heritage” DESCRIPTION:Author’s guidance by Tatjana Mihailović\, PhD\, museum advisor or the National Museum Kraljevo\, through the exhibition “Discreet Hero of Heritage: Milorad Miki Mihailović\, Art Historian Director of the National Museum Kraljevo” will be held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo on Tuesday\, September 23rd\, 2025\, starting at 6 p.m. \nMilorad Miki Mihailović was the first art historian and curator of the Art Collection at the National Museum Kraljevo\, as well as the institution’s director from 1979 to 1995\, when he passed away unexpectedly. September 2025 marks thirty years since his passing\, which served as one of the inspirations for this exhibition dedicated to one of the museum’s most influential curators\, who successfully led the institution for sixteen years. \nThis author’s tour opens a window into the Museum during Mihailović’s era\, highlighting the values he cultivated\, and the key areas of his professional and scholarly focus: from the development of Kraljevo’s visual arts scene\, where he initiated numerous exhibitions\, publications\, and cultural projects\, to his collaborations with the Institute for Art History in Belgrade\, his editorial work on the journal “Our Past”\, and his tireless efforts as director to secure a new museum building – the first phase of which was completed in 1995\, when he ceremoniously opened the new Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/author-s-guidance-through-the-exhibition-discreet-hero-of-heritage/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-event-cover-for-the-third-week-of-authors-guidances-through-the-exhibition-Disreet-Hero-of-Heritage-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250925T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250925T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250901T190932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T113718Z UID:18206-1758823200-1758826800@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Guided Tour Through the Exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović” DESCRIPTION:Guided tour of the exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and Oriental Culture at the Serbian Court” will take place at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo on Thursday\, September 25th\, 2025\, starting at 6 p.m. \nThe tour will be led by Nemanja Trifunović\, curator at the National Museum Kraljevo\, who will introduce visitors to the significance of King Milan Obrenović’s journey to the East\, his pilgrimage\, and the ways in which Oriental culture and art found their place at the Serbian court. \nThe exhibition is dedicated to one of the most important royal journeys of the late 19th century – King Milan Obrenović’s visit to the Holy Land in 1889\, shortly after his abdication. Traveling under the pseudonym “Count of Takovo\,” the route took him through Istanbul\, Jerusalem\, Damascus\, and Beirut\, leaving a profound impact on his spiritual life as well as on the cultural and artistic expression of the Serbian court. \nThe display is based on the travel notes of Mihailo Rašić\, the king’s adjutant and companion on this journey\, along with a rich selection of photographs and archival materials from various museum institutions across Serbia. Visitors will gain insight into how Oriental influences were integrated into Serbian court culture\, from architectural and decorative elements to luxury items that adorned the Arab Salon in the Old Palace in Belgrade. \nThe exhibition also sheds light on the broader context of the era—a cultural transfer that shaped tastes\, artistic movements\, and everyday life in Serbia at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. \nThis guided tour offers visitors the opportunity to explore the cultural and historical significance of this journey within the framework of European and Balkan developments of the time. We warmly invite you to attend this program and\, through expert interpretation\, discover new layers of a fascinating and often overlooked chapter of our history. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/guided-tour-through-the-exhibition-journey-to-the-east-of-king-milan-obrenovic/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-event-cover-for-the-third-week-of-guided-tours-through-the-exhibition-Journey-to-the-East-of-King-Milana-Obrenovic-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Nemanja Trifunovi%C4%87":MAILTO:nemanja.trifunovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250930T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20250930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250918T135432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T135432Z UID:18291-1759258800-1759262400@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Between the Throne and the Search for Personal Happiness: King Milan and Artemisa Hristić DESCRIPTION:Lecture by historian Aleksandar Marušić\, senior curator at the Museum of the Rudnik-Takovo Region\, titled “Between the Throne and the Search for Personal Happiness: King Milan Obrenović and Artemiza Hristić”\, will be held at the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Tuesday\, September 30th\, 2025\, starting at 7 p.m. \nThe private life of the “first Serbian king after Kosovo” was undeniably marked by his relationship with his wife\, Queen Natalija. However\, the focus of this lecture will be the emotional life of the Serbian sovereign\, woven with numerous affairs\, with particular emphasis on his love and relationship with Artemiza Hristić. \nMany may wonder – who was she really? Born Joanidis\, the daughter of a Greek merchant and supplier to the royal court in Belgrade\, she entered Serbian high society through her marriage to Milan Hristić\, an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For a time\, she served at court as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Natalija. Her beauty quickly caught the eye of King Milan\, and a passionate romance soon ignited between them. To spend more time with his beloved\, the Serbian king appointed her husband as his personal secretary. After separating from Queen Natalija in 1888\, Milan intended to marry Artemiza and urged her to obtain a divorce. However\, she was unable to do so easily and eventually left Belgrade. She lived in Constantinople\, where in 1889 she gave birth to a son believed by many to be King Milan’s child. \nA special part of the lecture will be dedicated to the luxurious porcelain dining set gifted to Artemiza Hristić by her royal lover. \nToday\, this set is part of the permanent exhibition of the Museum of the Rudnik-Takovo Region in Gornji Milanovac. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/between-the-throne-and-the-search-for-personal-happiness-king-milan-and-artemisa-hristic/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-event-cover-for-the-authors-guidance-by-Snezana-Cvetkovic-through-the-exhibition-Journey-to-the-East-of-King-Milana-Obrenovic-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Darko Gu%C4%8Danin":MAILTO:darko.gucanin@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20251002T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20251002T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T220224 CREATED:20250918T140257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T191103Z UID:18292-1759431600-1759435200@nmkv.rs SUMMARY:Author’s Guidance Through the Exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović” DESCRIPTION:Author’s guidance by Snežana Cvetković\, PhD and Dejan Vukelić\, MA through the exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and Culture of Orient at the Serbian Court” will be held in the Gallery of the National Museum Kraljevo\, on Tuesday\, October 2nd\, 2025\, starting at 7 p.m. \nThe exhibition is dedicated to one of the most fascinating yet lesser-known chapters in the life of the first Serbian king after Kosovo—his journey to the East following his abdication in 1889. Under the name “Count of Takovo”\, King Milan embarked on a voyage that took him from Constantinople to the Holy Land\, visiting Jerusalem\, Damascus\, and Beirut. He spent time in Orthodox sanctuaries\, explored Oriental palaces and bazaars\, engaged with local customs\, and left behind accounts of a world that\, to the European public of the time\, carried an almost exotic allure. \nThrough carefully selected objects\, archival materials\, photographs\, and contemporary accounts\, visitors will discover the impressions King Milan brought back from this unusual journey\, the treasures he introduced to Serbia\, and how his personal experience fits into the broader context of European interest in the East during the 19th century. This event\, both intimate and politically intriguing\, sheds light on a lesser-known side of the king’s personality and offers new insights into Serbian history of the era. \nThe authors of the exhibition\, Snežana Cvetković\, PhD and Dejan Vukelić\, MA will present her years-long research through a personal interpretation of the display\, revealing to the audience captivating details\, hidden layers of meaning\, and new understandings of King Milan’s character\, his motivations\, and the significance of his journey. \nThis author’s guidance represents the culmination of the exhibition program\, following a series of guided tours that have drawn great public interest. It will be a unique opportunity to experience the exhibition in a special way – through the voice of the author and researcher\, whose expertise and direct interpretation offer the most comprehensive insight into the exhibition’s meaning and content. URL:https://nmkv.rs/event/author-s-guidance-through-the-exhibition-journey-of-king-milan-obrenovic/?lang=en LOCATION:National Museum Kraljevo\, Trg Svetog Save 2\, Kraljevo\, 36000\, Србија ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://nmkv.rs/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Website-event-cover-for-the-authors-guidance-through-the-exhibition-Journey-to-the-East-of-King-Milana-Obrenovic-in-the-National-Museum-Kraljevo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Tatjana Mihailovi%C4%87":MAILTO:tatjana.mihailovic@nmkv.rs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR