U 2016. godini Narodni muzej Valjevo našao se među 49 najboljih muzeja u Evropi. Stalne postavke valjevskog muzeja su trenutno najposećeniji muzejski prostori u zatvorenom u Srbiji.
Narodni muzej Valjevo se od 2001. do 2008. godine nalazio u procesu temeljne institucionalne revitalizacije, izrastavši od potpuno devastirane ustanove u instituciju koja je u dva navrata od strane Muzejskog društva Srbije nagrađena kao najbolji muzej u Srbiji, u 2004. i 2007. godini. Turistička organizacija Srbije nagradila ga je najvišim nacionalnim priznanjem za doprinos razvoju turizma – Turistički cvetom 2011/12.
U 2013. godini dobitnik je godišnje nagrade nacionalnog odeljenja Međunarodnog saveta muzeja (ICOM). U 2016. godini Narodni muzej Valjevo našao se među 49 najboljih muzeja u Evropi. Stalne postavke Narodnog muzeja Valjevo su trenutno najposećeniji muzejski prostori u zatvorenom u Srbiji.
Narodni muzej Valjevo – istorijat
Osnovan je 1951. godine i duže od pola veka poslove zaštite i prezentacije kulturne baštine obavlja na teritoriji Valjeva i okolnih opština Kolubarskog okruga. Muzej čuva preko 24.500 vrednih predmeta, razvrstanih u arheološke, etnološke, istorijske, umetničke i numizmatičke zbirke.
U svom sastavu ima 6 stalnih postavki. U samom gradu Valjevu nalaze se postavke u centralnoj zgradi muzeja, Muselimovom konaku i Kuli Nenadovića. Van Valjeva Muzej ima postavke u Brankovini, Osečini i Struganiku. Samo tokom 2007. godine stalne postavke, privremene tematske izložbe i različite javne programe muzeja posetilo je preko 100.000 posetilaca. Stalne postavke u Valjevu videlo je oko 25.000 ljudi iz drugih mesta i gradova.
Prvi krupan korak u poslovima namenjenim publici načinjen je 2004. godine, otvaranjem stalne postavke Seča knezova, u podrumu Muselimovog konaka, a krunu procesa revitalizacije institucije predstavljalo je otvaranje nove centralne postavke Treća dimenzija prošlosti – pogled iz budućnosti, u maju 2007. Istovremeno, pored aktivnosti zaštite kulturne baštine, opštih kulturoloških i vaspitno-obrazovnih zadataka, valjevski muzej otvara i četvrti put svog delovanja – razvoj kulturnog turizma.
Proces revitalizacije
Glavni krivac za renesansu muzeja je Vladimir Krivošejev, diplomirani istoričar, magistar kulturologije, doktor menadžmenta kulture, muzeolog – muzejski savetnik, direktor, docent na Univerzitetu “Singidunum”, koji ističe: “Kada smo započeli proces revitalizacije u mnogim stvarima nismo mogli da inoviramo postojeće, već da krenemo iz početka, što se pokazalo pozitivnim.
Od 2001. godine su počele opsežne aktivnosti na izradi potkrovlja za kancelarije i depoe, rekonstrukciji prizemlja za potrebe nove postavke, pripreme novih postavki u centralnom objektu, Muselimovom konaku, u Kuli Nenadovića i Istorijskom spomen kompleksu u Brankovini, kao i na kadrovskom jačanju ustanove.
To je proces koji u kontinuitetu traje i danas. Kroz njegovo odvijanje, edukacijom i kreativnim pristupom, počeli smo da upoznajemo, prihvatamo, razvijamo i primenjujemo, pored ostaloga, i inovativne metode muzejske prezentacije i animacije publike.
Njegova visost posetilac
Savremni muzej ne sme da bude skladište starih stvari i hramovno mesto namenjeno malobrojnoj eliti ljubitelja i ekspertskih poznavalaca, hram posvećen njegovoj visosti muzejskom predmetu sa kustosima kao vrhovnim druidima koji štite kult predmeta. On je mesto okupljanja širokog spektra publike.
To ne znači da muzejski predmet gubi na značaju, već da se na pijedestalu muzejskih aktivnosti njemu pridružuje i njegova visost posetilac. Kroz svoje stalne postavke i različite, što raznovrsnije primerene tematske programe, muzej kod posetilaca i zadovoljava, ali i razvija kulturne potrebe, nudi kulturnu nadogradnju, zadovoljava radoznalost, pruža edukaciju, ali i zabavu i zadovoljstvo.
Glavni proizvod novog muzeja nije pravo da posetilac vidi muzejski predmet i da se o njemu informiše, već doživljaj koji iznese iz muzeja. Zato stalne postavke, kao i tematske izložbe modernih muzeja moraju da budu ne samo informativne već i atraktivne, vizuelno, dizajnerski i tehnološki. Kao i da odgovaraju savremenom trenutku i percepciji publike, potencijalne publike i nepublike koja treba da se pretvori u publiku. Ali ne da joj podilazi, već da razvija, zadržavajući stručne, kulturne, umetničke, pa i naučne kriterijume. Za to je potrebno iznaći balans.
Istovremeno, da bi publika iz okruženja zadržala interesovanje za muzeje, neophodna je realizacija raznovrsnih primerenih tematskih programa kratkog trajanja namenjenih različitim ciljnim grupama. Pored izložbi, tu spadaju i raznovrsne muzejske radionice, predavanja, promocije, muzičke i filmske večeri i slično”.
Valjevska ratna bolnica 1914-1915
Trenutno je aktuelna izložba Valjevska ratna bolnica 1914-1915, koja obilazi Srbiju. Reč je o dugoročnom projektu čija je realizacija počela 2014. godine, pripremama za izložbu o tom istorijskom procesu mapiranjem objekata. Prepoznato je 29 različitih objekata u gradu koji su stavljeni u funkciju bolnice.
U saradnji sa Gradom Valjevo ispred tih objekata su postavljene info table na srpskom i engleskom jeziku, koje podsećaju Valjevce i posetioce na velika stradanja tokom Prvog svetskog rata. Centralni događaj je bio u aprilu 2015. godine, na dan godišnjice smrti Nadežde Petrović, kada je izložba svečano otvorena u Galeriji Narodnog muzeja u Valjevu. Od septembra izložba je nastavila da putuje po Srbiji: Niš, Zaječar, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Beograd i Novi Sad.
Priča o stradanju, humanosti i požrtvovanosti u Valjevu, gradu bolnici
Ova izložba je zahtevala veće galerijske prostore, a cilj je bio da se priča o stradanju, humanosti i požrtvovanosti u Valjevu, gradu bolnici, prikaže što većem broju posetilaca na različitim lokacijama, te je u saradnji sa Ministarstvom kulture urađena skraćena verzija.
Ova verzija izložbe takođe obilazi Srbiju i do sada je viđena u manjim galerijskim prostorima u Osečini, Lazarevcu, Obrenovcu, Lajkovcu, Ljuboviji, a trenutno se nalazi u Bajinoj Bašti. Jedan od ciljeva je da se izložba prezentuje i drugim metodama. Svi zainteresovani mogu pogledati virtuelnu izložbu na Facebook strani Valjevska bolnica i na sajtu: www.valjevo-hospital.org.
Mala postavka se od proleća 2017. godine nalazi u Banji Koviljači, u Memorijalnoj galeriji Bitke na Drini 1914.
Izložba je prevedena na engleski jezik, digitalno poslata i izložena u holu koledža Northside u Čikagu.
Urađena je aplikacija u kojoj posetioci mogu da vide kartu Valjeva i sve lokacije na kojima se nalazila bolnica, klikom preko Google streeta, objašnjava Krivošejev.
O daljim planovima Krivošejev kaže: “Planova ima puno. Budući da je 2018. godina velikog međunarodnog jubileja stogodišnjice završetka Velikog rata, biće nastavljene ranije započete istraživačke aktivnosti, kao i izložbe vezane za tu tematiku.
Došli smo do albuma fotografija holandskog lekara dr Arijusa van Tinhovena, koji se čuvaju u fondovima Nacionalne kraljevske biblioteke Holandije, na kojima se nalazi oko 600 do sada nepoznatih fotografija snimljenih u Valjevu i okolini u periodu 1913-1915. godine. Reč je o do sada potpuno nepoznatim fotografijama iz tri albuma, a čije digitalne kopije su nabavljene tokom prošle godine”.
Srbija 1912-1915. godine
U saradnji sa Nacionalnom kraljevskom bibliotekom Holandije u Valjevu će biti otvorena izložba fotografija dr Arijusa van Tinhovena, pod nazivom Valjevo 1912-1915. godine. Potom će uslediti izložba Srbija 1912-1915. godine.
U saradnji sa Muzejem grada Beograda biće otvorena izložba Beograd 1912. godine. Muzej grada Vranja otvoriće na Sretenje, na Dan Državnosti, izložbu Vranje 1913. godine.
Na izložbama će biti predstavljeno oko 600 fotografija, većina će prvi put biti izložena u javnosti. Do sada je objavljeno samo pedesetak.
Autor: Rada Sević
The National Museum of Valjevo – one of the best museums in Serbia and Europe
In 2016 the National Museum of Valjevo was among top 49 museums in Europe. The museum’s permanent exhibitions are currently the most visited closed museum space in Serbia.
The National Museum of Valjevo underwent the process of thorough institutional revitalization in the period from 2001 to 2008, and as a result it turned from a completely devastated establishment into an institution deemed on two occasions the best museum in Serbia, in 2004 and 2007. The Museum was awarded the most prestigious national prize for its contribution to tourism development by the Tourism Organization of Serbia in 2011/12 – Tourism Flower Award.
In 2013 in was the winner of the annual award given by the National Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). In 2016 the National Museum of Valjevo was listed among top 49 museums in Europe. The museum’s permanent exhibitions are currently the most visited closed museum space in Serbia
The National Museum of Valjevo – History
The Museum was established in 1951 and for more than half a century it has protected and presented cultural heritage of the city of Valjevo and other surrounding towns of the Kolubara District. The museum is treasuring over 24,500 valuable items divided into archeological, ethnological, historical, art and numismatics collections.
There are 6 permanent exhibitions offered by the Museum. Settings in the Museum building and Muselim’s Lodging, as well as in the Nenadović family tower are located in the city of Valjevo. In the vicinity of Valjevo, the Museum offers exhibitions in Brankovina, Osečina and Struganik. Only during 2007 over 100,000 visitors saw the permanent exhibitionss, thematic exhibitions and various public programs. The permanent exhibitions in Valjevo were visited by around 25,000 people from other cities.
The first big step was taken in 2004 with the permanent exhibition of Headmen Execution in the basement of Musemim’s Lodging, and the highlight of the revitalization process was the opening of the new central exhibition The Third Dimension of the Past – The View from the Future in May 2007. At the same time, besides the protection of cultural heritage, general cultural and educational assignments, the Museum embarks on yet another quest – the development of cultural tourism.
The Process of Revitalization
The main culprit for the renaissance of the Museum is Vladimir Krivošejev, a historian with an MA in culturology and PhD in culture management, a museum advisor and CEO, an assistant professor at Singidunum University, who says: “When we began the process of revitalization, it was impossible to renovate numerous existing items which is why we had to start from scratch, which turned out to be a good thing.
As of 2001 intense activities began regarding the building of the loft space for offices and storage rooms, the reconstruction of the ground floor for new exhibitions, the preparation of new exhibitions in the main building, Muselim’s Lodging, the Nenadović Tower, and the memorial complex in Brankovina, as well as on recruiting new staff members.
This is a continual process lasting to this day. It has enabled us to, through education and creative approaches, start meeting, accepting, developing and applying, among other things, innovative methods of museum presentation and audience animation.
His Highness the Visitor
A modern museum should not be a storage room full of old things and a sort of temple for few aficionados and experts devoted to its highness the museum artifact with curators as supreme druids protecting the cult of the artifact. A museum is a place of gathering of a wide range of visitors.
This does not mean that museum pieces lose their significance, but that his highness the visitor joins them on the pedestal of museum activities. Permanent exhibitions and various appropriate thematic programs in a museum satisfy but also create cultural needs, widen cultural horizons, satisfy curiosity, offer education, but also fun and pleasure.
The main product of this new museum is not the visitor’s right to see a museum piece and to get informed about it, but an experience he brings with him. This is why permanent exhibitions as well as thematic ones in modern museums have to be not only informative but also attractive, visually, technologically and design-wise. In addition, they should respond to the present moment and the perception of audience, potential audience and non-audience which is yet to become audience. But they should not flatter them, but by keeping its professional, cultural, artistic and scientific criteria help visitors develop.
At the same time, to keep the local audience interested in museums, it is necessary to realize various appropriate thematic programs which are short and intended for different target groups. Besides exhibitions, there are numerous museum workshops, lectures, promotion, music and movie nights, and the like.”
War Hospital in Valjevo 1914-1915
War Hospital in Valjevo 1914-1915 is the name of the current exhibition which is being put on all around Serbia. It is a long-term project which started in 2014 by preparing the exhibition on this historical process and mapping the objects. It was possible to find 29 different objects all around the city which were used as hospitals.
In collaboration with the city of Valjevo, info plaques in Serbian and English were put up in front of all the objects, which serve as a reminder to the people of Valjevo and visitors of great suffering during World War I. The main event took place in April 2015, on the anniversary of Nadežda Petrović’s death, when the exhibition was officially opened in the Gallery of the National Museum in Valjevo. As of September that same year the exhibition continued its journey all around Serbia: Niš, Zaječar, Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Beograd and Novi Sad.
The Story about Suffering, Humanness and Sacrifice in Valjevo, City-Hospital
This exhibition required larger gallery space, and its aim was to tell the story about suffering, humanness and sacrifice in Valjevo, city-hospital, and to show everything to as many visitors as possible on different locations, so a shortened version was made in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture.
This version of exhibition has also been put on all around Serbia and so far smaller gallery spaces in Osečina, Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Lajkovac and Ljubovija have hosted it, right now it is in Bajina Bašta. One of the goals is to present the exhibition using different methods. Those interested can see the virtual exhibition on Facebook page Valjevska bolnica or on the folloing website: www.valjevo-hospital.org.
Since spring 2017 the small exhibition has been in Banja Koviljača, in the Memorial Gallery dedicated to the battle on the Drina River in 1914.
The exhibition has been translated into English, sent digitally and displayed in the hall of Northside College in Chicago.
An application has been created which enables its users to see the map of Valjevo and all locations of hospitals by using Google Street, explains Krivošejev.
About the future plans, Krivošejev says: “We have many plans. Since 2018 is the year of the big international jubilee, the 100th anniversary of the Great War, the research activities which began earlier will be continued, as well as the exhibitions related to this topic.
We have obtained the photo albums of the Dutch doctor Arius van Tienhoven, which are kept at the National Royal Library of the Netherlands, which contain around 600 photos taken in Valjevo and its surroundings in the period between 1913 and 1915. These photos have been totally unknown until now and kept in the three photo albums, and we managed to obtain their digital copies last year.”
Serbia 1912-1915
In collaboration with the National Royal Library of the Netherlands, the exhibition of photos of doctor Arius van Tienhoven named Valjevo 1912-1915 will be opened. It will be followed by the exhibition entitled Serbia 1912-1915.
In collaboration with the Belgrade City Museum, the exhibition named Belgrade in 1912 will be opened. The Vranje City Museum will open the exhibition Vranje in 1913 on February 15th, Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia.
Around 600 photos will be presented on these exhibitions, the majority of them for the first time in public. So far only about 50 photos have been released.
Author: Rada Sević
Translation: Marija Đurđević
