A guest exhibition entitled “Serbian Christian Monuments in Danger” opened on Tuesday at the Museum of Ethnography, presenting Serbian medieval Christian cultural heritage.
Balázs Hankó, Minister of Culture and Innovation, said at the opening, also attended by the Serbian Minister of Culture, that the event served as the Serbian launch of the joint cultural year. He added that
the Hungarian-Serbian Cultural Year already included 157 programs
and represented the cooperation of two patriotic and Christian governments, two Christian nations. All of this is rooted in culture on the one hand and in everyday traditions on the other, the minister emphasized, noting that the cultural year encompasses everything we experience in music, gastronomy, and the cultural proximity and cooperation between the two peoples.
The politician said that he and his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selaković had agreed at their meeting on Tuesday to extend the Hungarian-Serbian Cultural Year until the end of 2026. They also agreed that passengers on the Budapest-Belgrade railway lines would be able to enjoy Serbian culture, music, and gastronomy, along with the masterpieces of Hungarian culture and gastronomy.
Balázs Hankó with Nikola Selaković. Photo: MTI/Balogh Zoltán
The minister said of the Hungarian-Serbian Cultural Year: One pillar of it will be realized in Hungary, a second in Vojvodina, and a third in Serbia.
The Museum of Ethnography said in a statement that
the guest exhibition, open until March 15, will focus on internationally significant monuments such as the monasteries of Dečani and Gračanica, the Patriarchate of Peć, and the Church of the Mother of God in Ljeviš in Prizren.
Visitors will gain an insight into the history of these places through masterpieces of fresco painting, church architecture, and decorative sculpture, as well as medieval documents, including founding deeds, wall inscriptions, and texts carved in stone.
A special feature of the exhibition is that it not only focuses on artistic value, but also reflects on the vulnerability of cultural heritage. Visitors gain an impression of the damage certain monuments have suffered as a result of armed conflict, vandalism, or uncontrolled environmental influences, and learn about the international efforts being made to preserve them.
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Via MTI, Featured image: MTI/Balogh Zoltán
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