On March 16, 2022, representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MPNKS) and representatives of the "Piva" Nature Park visited the Lazar Sočica Tower complex in Plužine, where interior decoration works are being carried out with the aim of establishing a residential research center in the area of history and protected UNESCO areas, it was announced from MPNKS.
The announcement adds that the project is implemented by MPNKS, the Municipality of Plužine and the Directorate of Public Works, in accordance with the Conclusions of the Government of Montenegro.
"Works on the interior design began in June 2021. In the main building of the complex, the Lazar Sočica Tower, which will be of a museum nature, archeology and ethnology of the Piva region will be thematically presented, as well as the history of Piva in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries. The pavilion building next to the tower will also is for museum purposes and it will present the natural resources of the Piva region, with a focus on its bio- and geo-diversity. An auxiliary facility with additional contents will be used for research, administration and accommodation. As part of the complex, a room dedicated to Lazar and Rist Sočica is also planned ", reads the MPNKS announcement.
The delegation consisted of the Director of the Directorate for Capital Investments in Culture and Creative Industries Igor Rakčević, MSc, the Head of the Directorate for Capital Projects in Culture Milica Vušurović, the Director of the National Museum of Montenegro Jakša Ćalasan and the Director of the Natural History Museum Natalija Čađenović, Ph.D. with colleagues.
"During the visit, activities related to the organization of settings and the final realization of the project were agreed upon," the announcement concludes.
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