The exhibition "Ćemer - the heritage and pride of Montenegro" will be opened tonight at 18 pm in the Museum of the City of Budva (JU Museums and Galleries of Budva), on the occasion of International Museum Day.
He will officially open the exhibition Dobrila Vlahović, conservation consultant. The curators of the exhibition are Ljubica Radović, MA curator ethnologist-anthropologist and Goran Bubanja, curator historian/museum consultant.
The essence of the exhibition is reflected in the concept that tries to point out the importance of the women's belt - čemera, for women and their position in Montenegrin society at the end of the XNUMXth and the beginning of the XNUMXth century. In addition to captivating with beauty and manufacturing technique, in addition to the aesthetic function and the function when dressing, chemeri had a role in marking a woman's marital status and economic position in society. The way in which a chemer was obtained or inherited, when and in which period of life, speaks of its symbolism, in which the cultural characteristics and significance of jewelry/decoration can be read.
As part of the exhibition, the results of research in the field, created by recording the individual histories of subjects and family histories of individuals, will also be presented. In this way, visitors will get a broader perception of the use and importance of the chemer for a woman in Montenegro. The stay in the field made it possible to record examples of the use and inheritance of cemer in the contemporary context, which indicates that this practice is still alive, which highlights the intangible aspect of this domain of cultural heritage.
The Museums and Galleries of Budva owe a great deal of gratitude for their cooperation and help to their colleagues from the Polim Museum in Berane, the Local Museum in Pljevlja, the Local Museum in Herceg Novi, colleagues from the Museum of King Nikola and the Ethnographic Museum from Cetinje.
In addition to them, they express their special gratitude to individuals, collectors and families who selflessly donated items for the purposes of realizing the exhibition, given that the majority of items that will be exhibited are from private collections.
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