The exhibition presents metal tableware collected over more than 150 years, diverse in type and purpose, material and technique. You can see silver and gold-plated 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.
Tatjana Mihailović, PhD, museum advisor at the National Museum Kraljevo, and art historian Jelena Marković will guide you 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 view an entire social process through the prism of socially highly valued objects.
Author’s guidance by Nataša Cerović, senior curator at the National Museum of Serbia, through 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” will introduce visitors to the world of metal vessels created over a broad period from the early 13th century to the dawn of the 20th century. These vessels reflect influences from various cultural environments, both in the territory of the medieval Serbian state and in the regions inhabited by the Serbian people within the Ottoman Empire.
The work of Gordana Kaljalović Odanović represents an important and indispensable part of Serbian fine art, 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 transcend the traditional understanding of sculpture.
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”.