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.
The author's guided tour through the exhibition “City Museum Rankovićevo – National Museum Kraljevo: First Thirty Years” will be held by senior curator Slađana Spasić. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn firsthand more about the creation of the exhibition, the selection of exhibits and the importance of the first decades of the museum's work for the development of the city's cultural life. The author's guided tour provides insight into the history of the institution and the valuable museum holdings that testify to the lasting commitment to the preservation of cultural heritage.
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 with two exhibitions: “The Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and the Culture of the Orient at the Serbian Court”, by the Museum in Smederevo and “Discrete Hero of Heritage: Milorad Miki Mihailović, Art Historian and Director of the National Museum Kraljevo (1995-2025)”, by the host Museum.
Key exhibition starting points include the personality of King Milan Obrenović, his abdication and motives for traveling 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.
Milorad 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, whom he successfully led for sixteen years.
