Ministry of defence Republic of Serbia
 
14.05.2011.

Museum Night in the Central Military Club, Air Force Museum and Military Museum



The Black Cat, a mascot of the Museum Nights, "has stopped" tonight in the Central military Club used as a motif for some pictures of Momo Kapor exhibited in the gallery. Because of this exhibition and other prepared content, the visitors were in lines waiting to come in and see what the Media Center “Odbrana" and "Zastava film" had prepared for this night dedicated to museums and cultural institutions.

For this "Museum Night", the Central Military Club’s small gallery has been opened where an exhibition dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in 1961 in Belgrade. Furthermore, an ornately decorated showroom was opened after complete renovation.

It was also crowded in the salon of the Central Military Club, where the recently restored painting by Sava Sumanovic - "Flowers" has sparked the greatest attention. The experts from the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments showed the visitors how the whole restoration process was going. In the hall outside the grand salon visitors had the opportunity to see the works of other authors, like Peter Lubarda, Predrag Milosavljevic, Boza Prodanovic, Vlah Bukovac, from the rich collection of Media Center “Odbrana”

- This is the first time we opened the stateroom. We are considering it in the future occasionally open to visitors - said Lt. Col. Slavoljub Markovic, director of the Media Center's "defense". He said that the Media Center a second time participating in this cultural event and stressed that up to 22 hours more than 4,000 people visited programs in the Army House, which is higher than in all of last year's "Night of Museums".

"Zastava film" Serbian Army in the House tonight is marked 30 years of filming the series "Soldiers" and a special exhibition marked the life of a movie in Serbia.

- Thank you for reminding us of the times when many serving military service. Army appreciate because I think that what makes the continuity of our people. Thanks to the young generations who are trying to preserve Serbia - said the actor Voja Miric, who along with the actors of the series attended the ceremony. At the celebration of the anniversary series "soldiers" were and pink Soki?, Vladan Zivkovic, Zika Stojanovic, Aleksandar Gruden, Dusko Vojnovic, Peter Python, Dragomir Cumic, Anthony Hip, Miodrag Milanovic and Milovan Stankovic. They are Lt. Col. Zoran Krupeza, director Vojnofilmskog Centre "Zastava film, presented certificates of gratitude.

After all this time, "Zastava film was again faced with new challenges. It is particularly engaged in the popularization of professionalization of the Army of Serbia - said Lt. Col. Krupeza.

Two series of previous decades - "When I was a soldier" and "Soldiers", a forerunner of the new "Military Academy", written by Gordan Mihic and director Dejan Zecevic, whose shooting began recently.

Program in the gallery of the army was completed by the performance of the composition of the Arts Chamber Ensemble of the Ministry of Defence "Stanislav Bini?ki.

After midnight in the "Museum Night" actors and public figures who have participated in the National Theatre in a performance dedicated to the First Conference of the Non-Aligned, led by Director of the National Theatre Bozidar Djurovic, strolled through the streets of Belgrade and visited an exhibition on the topic in the Army House . This has very interesting to people who were surprised by the encounter with the "historical figures" that marked the Non-Aligned Movement in the last century. Media Center Director Lt. Gen. Slavoljub Markovic hosted a reception for "The guests in stateroom. Director of the National Theatre Bozidar Djurovic expressed appreciation for the course in good cooperation with Madi center "Defence".

Military Museum

From the terrace of the Military Museum in exactly 18 hours fanfare announced the beginning of "Night of Museums" and the traditional participation of these institutions in the night's event. Judging by the long line that was established even before the official opening, the museum will be closer this time last year's figure of 15,000 visitors. This will put it into the top of traffic in the "Night of Museums".

- This year the permanent exhibition is enriched with some interesting content - said Colonel Miroslav Knezevic, director of the Military Museum. - The Museum of Srem "in Sremska Mitrovica is presented replicas of Roman warrior armor, and the Society of fencers," St. George "show a sword fight. In the workshop, experimental archeology, visitors can watch forging medieval swords, helmets and armor.

Dance section of the Military Academy and appearance of the area in front of the entrance to the museum, dance cadets in full dress uniform.

Yugoslav Air Force Museum

Museum of the Yugoslav Air Force, the third time to participate in "Museum Night". This year, besides the permanent exhibition, visitors had the opportunity to see the exhibition "Yuri Gagarin - 50 years of man's first flight into space," organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Belgrade, the promotion of "Almanac flight attendant and flight attendant JAT" Association of cabin- Serbia and flight personnel to experience the magic of paragliding club exhibition program "The Wind".

- In the permanent exhibition of the guests in "Museum Night" view and parts of the exhibition dedicated to the century of aviation in Serbia and the April War of 1941. , as well as setting fighter aircraft from World War II, parts of equipment and techniques that the Serbian Army captured after the 1999 bombing. The numerous exhibits that make up the permanent collection - the curator, said Maj. Aleksandar Andric.
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