28 December 2018 - On December 28, Minister of Culture of Montenegro, Aleksandar Bogdanović, and the President of the Municipality of Danilovgrad, Zorica Kovačevć, signed the Financing Agreement for the project "Adaptation of interiors and the repair of the facade of the Native Museum in Danilovgrad." This Financing Agreement represents a continuation of the implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation signed in March 2018.
After the signing of the Agreement, Minister Bogdanović reminded that the Ministry continuously implements activities that contribute to the improvement of the cultural heritage in the entire territory of Montenegro, and that in the past period they implemented and financed numerous projects in the field of protection and preservation of cultural heritage in the area of the Municipality of Danilovgrad.
The President of the Municipality of Danilovgrad emphasized that this is the first adaptation and reconstruction of the building after a long period and that she hopes that all of Montenegro, and not only Danilovgrad, will get another significant museum that will contribute to the development of cultural tourism potentials. After the reconstruction of the Native Museum, a Contemporary permanent setting will also be installed.
It was concluded that the successful cooperation between the Ministry and Danilovgrad Municipality would be continued in the following period, as well as that many other projects will be implemented, all with the goal that the citizens of Danilovgrad and tourists have as much quality and diverse cultural contents as possible.
The Ministry of Culture has committed 130.000 EUR for the realization of the project, of which 75.000 thousand EUR is provided this year. The municipality of Danilovgrad will repair the facade of the Native Museum and adapt the interior of the museum. The deadline for the implementation of the Project is December 2019.
Native Museum was opened in 1960 and situated in the former house of Prince Nikola, which is mentioned in his correspondence with Russian diplomat Prince Gorčakovski from 1873. In that building, situated in the south part of the town, there was also the first teacher-training school in Montenegro, and from 1973 to 1979 high school ‘Petar I Petrović Njegoš’, too. After the earthquake in 1979, there is a permanent museum exhibition.
