The Children's May Art Salon was launched back in 1974. Since then, this event intended for children has been taking place without interruption for 50 years and represents a valuable place in the history of the Museum and the city of Kraljevo. The salon was founded with the desire to affirm and present children's vision, imagination, work and talent within the framework of visual and artistic culture.
The most important and oldest exhibition of children's art in our city is being organized for the 50th anniversary in a row, as a result of a successfully implemented competition. The goal of organizing the Children's May Art Salon is to highlight the importance of art education, value the work of individual art teachers and recognize the creative potential of students by publicly presenting the most successful works created in school classes. The theme of this year's competition, titled “A Childhood Memory” provided a broad conceptual framework for creative and artistic expression.
The theme of the book is, as the authors themselves point out, “the ephemeral spectacle and journey of King Alexander and Queen Draga Obrenović around Serbia in 1901” and refers to a significant political moment, the royal couple’s visits to cities, towns and monasteries around Serbia after the death of King Milan. The journey included Smederevo, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, the monasteries of Žiča and Studenica, Čačak, Požega, Užice, Dobrinja, Takovo, Gornji Milanovac, the monasteries of Vujan, Vraćevšnica and Divostin, and ended in Belgrade via Kragujevac and Mladenovac.
The exhibition, organized to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Museum Kraljevo, showcases a vast collection of museum artifacts gathered during the first three decades of its operation. These artifacts belong to the Natural History, Archaeological, Numismatic, Historical, Ethnological, and Art Collections. Additionally, the exhibition features a significant number of documents related to the museum's establishment and activities during this period, as well as the work of later-formed groups dedicated to conservation, documentation, educational and promotional efforts, and the professional library.