December 2022 – Regional Museum Jagodina

Between needs and harsh reality

28. December 2022.

By: Branislav Cvetković, museum advisor Protection of cultural heritage, although regulated by laws and decrees often does not reach necessary scope. There are many reasons, from non-compliance with law and widespread vandalism to that a large number of monuments have not been listed. The weather…

Historical facts, gifts, and notes

19. December 2022.

By: Branislav Cvetković, museum advisor The rich Collection of Old and Rare Books in our Museum abounds with interesting specimens that contain a lot of information, mostly unknown to scholars and the general public. The subgroup of rare books contains two copies of the once…

GUARDIANS OF THE PAST – The Ministry of Culture RS supported the conservation of another 115 metal exhibits from the Museum’s collection

13. December 2022.

Written by: Sonja Perić, senior curator The main task of us, curators, (lat. custos), guardians of museum collections, is to protect museum objects from deterioration for the future. This preservation implies complete care of the object, both its acquisition, protection, processing, chronological and cultural determination,…

Damn you… (!?)

5. December 2022.

By: Branislav Cvetković, museum advisor Curses, witchcraft, spell casting, and fortune telling are ancient forms of superstition that has always been present across the planet and in all world cultures and religions. It is found both in Old Testament (God curses snake) and in New…