The Seventieth Anniversary of the Maritime Museum of Montenegro in Kotor

In September 2022 the Maritime Museum of Montenegro celebrated the solemn academy on its seventieth anniversary. This significant anniversary was marked by the solemn academy held in the church of Saint Spirit – the concert hall of the Music School “Vida Matjan” Kotor. Also, we arranged the exhibition named A Walk through Time and Events by the authors Radojka Abramović, Danijela Nikčević, Dijana Đurašković, Ilija Mlinarević and Tomislav Bonić. The aim of the solemn academy and the exhibition was to sum up, reflect and recapitulate the achievements during the last seven decades of the existence and work of the Maritime Museum of Montenegro. According to the Decision of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs of 17 December 1949 on the establishment of the Museum, the Museum had the task to “collect and purchase, arrange, exhibit and maintain objects and documents of relevance for the historical heritage of Boka with the aim to explore history and publish the results of its work”. The founders of the Museum were aware of the importance of the historical and cultural heritage that has been accumulated for centuries in the palaces and captains’ mansions. With its establishment, the existence of the museum and archival material was officially declared, and the collecting process was continued during all seventy years by enriching the records through purchase and donations. Nowadays, the Maritime Museum is a public institution of a specialized type, the institution dealing with collecting, protecting, archiving and professional procession and the presentation of the object and portable cultural goods from the maritime past of the Montenegrin coast. In 2012 the Maritime Museum of Montenegro was named the home museum for maritime-technical collections preserving the maritime heritage of Montenegro.