Carrying poles, arched pieces of wood, were worn on the shoulders of women in the village in the past when carrying various types of cargo. The exhibition will give visitors the opportunity to get acquainted with a seemingly simple object, which carries different messages. Based on the materials, differences in the shapes and curvature of the arch, decorations and traces of use, numerous conclusions can be drawn about the lifestyle of the people who used them, as well as entire communities.
The exhibition provides an opportunity for visitors to get acquainted with the origin of the city of Kruševac in 1371, the construction of the church of Lazarica, the first years of the reing of the city's founder, Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović (1329-1389), as well as during the Battle of Kosovo.
Žiča Spiritual Assembly “Transfiguration” is an important national cultural event with the goal of nurturing, studying, and affirming the values of our national culture. The program of the Assembly begins with a ceremonial opening in the National Museum Kraljevo with selected artistic and musical program. This traditional event will be opened with the exhibition “Beneath a Sky of Gold and Blue: Icons of Greek Master Painters from the 15th to the 19th Century of the National Museum of Serbia”.
Within the selection of the author of the exhibition, Branka Ivanić, museum advisor of the National Museum of Serbia, 147 icons were included in the exhibition. These are icons from the territories of traditional Greek countries, as well as from a wider area within the Ottoman Empire and neighboring countries where the influences of Greek culture remained recognizable.
The scientific conference with international participation is the second part of a three-year project organized by the National Museum Kraljevo with the support of the Faculty of Law University of Belgrade and the Institute for Political Studies from Belgrade. During the two days of the conference, on August 17th and 18th, 2022, thirty scientists from the country and abroad will present their papers.