Events

Until now, Serbian historiography has lacked a comprehensive study dedicated to Prince Milan Obrenović, the first modern-era king of Serbia. The historical monograph by Suzana Rajić “Prince Milan Obrenović (1854–1881): From Baron to a Sovereign” offers a profound insight into the early life and reign of Prince Milan.
Alongside the author, the ruler’s political dilemmas and the challenges he faced will be discussed by Danko Leovac, PhD, associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade and Darko Gučanin, historian and Director of the National Museum Kraljevo.

Milorad Miki Mihailović was the first art historian and curator of the Art Collection at the National Museum Kraljevo, and served as the institution’s director from 1979 to 1995, when he passed away unexpectedly. Author’s guidance by Tatjana Mihailović offers a glimpse into the Museum during Mihailović’s tenure, highlighting the values he fostered within the institution and the key areas of his professional and scholarly focus.

Curator Nemanja Trifunović of the National Museum Kraljevo will lead a guided tour through the exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and Oriental Culture at the Serbian Court.” The tour will highlight the significance of the king’s journey to the Holy Land and the influence of Oriental culture on the Serbian royal court. Through reconstructed artifacts, historical photographs, travel diaries, and modern multimedia content, the exhibition reveals not only the details of a royal voyage but also the cultural encounters that shaped courtly life and artistic expression in Serbia at the end of the 19th century.

The 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.

Author’s guidance by Snežana Cvetković, PhD, through the exhibition “Journey to the East of King Milan Obrenović: Pilgrimage and Oriental Culture at the Serbian Court” offers visitors a chance to uncover the stories and symbols hidden within objects, photographs, and reconstructions, and to step into a time when the Serbian ruler sought meaning, refuge, and inspiration – as the scents, colors, and light of the Orient entered the history and daily life of the royal court.