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The
central place in the room of Njegoš’s secretary belongs to the
portrait of Jeremija Gagic, at the time also the Russian consul in
Dubrovnik. Below the portrait are the inkpot and other personal
objects belonging to Gagić.
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The
room of Njegoš’s secretary
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One
of the cabinets displays
a wax print of “perun”, the currency Peter II Petrović
intended to introduce in Montenegro.
Evidence
of Njegoš’s endeavours
in the fields of culture and education is displayed on the walls –
pages of The Primer printed for the first elementary school
students, the first Montenegrin almanac Grlica etc.
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The
Primer for the elementary schools and the reproductions of Njegoš’s
coins Perun
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In
“The Statehood Room”, among
other things, are the demarcation maps. The one from 1839 shows
Montenegro as the only free territory in the Balkan region, divided
at the time between the great empires –Turkish and
Austro-Hungarian.
In
the corner, there is Njegoš’s fiscal cash register, symbolizing
the first attempt to regulate state finances and taxation system in
Montenegro.
Senate,
as central government
body, was established during the rule of Njegoš, as well as local
government bodies.
The
Statehood Room
and paintings done by Pero Poček (scenes from the Mountain Wreath)
Several
rooms provide a systematic
presentation of Njegoš’s life and his creative journey from his
birthplace of Njeguši to the Lovćen throne that secured him a
place among the great people of the world.
Here
are the authentic exhibits:
the chest that belonged to Njegoš’s mother, his gusle, the
original “will” indicating Rade Tomov as ruler of Montenegro.
Besides the earliest edition of The Mountain Wreath, there
are also copies of Luča mikrokozma(The Ray of the Microcosm)
and other Njegoš’s works, as well as all of their major
translations to other languages.
Njegoš’s
busts (done by Ivan Meštrović and Rista Stijović) and
Njegoš’s
works
The
exhibition is rendered complete
by the works of famous artists who were inspired by Njegoš and his
works – Poček’s illustrations for The Mountain Wreath, a
bust of Njegoš done by Ivan Meštrović etc.
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The map of Montenegro
The
large
scale map
of Montenegro was constructed during World
War I by Austrian soldiers. It is located in the garden of Biljarda
palace.
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