22.03.2024
Exhibition "Serbia Remembers - 25th Anniversary of the Defense of the Homeland from NATO Aggression"
On the occasion of commemorating the anniversary of the start of NATO aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and 78 days of bombing of our country, the Military Museum and the Aeronautical Museum organized the exhibition "Serbia Remembers - 25th anniversary of the defense of the homeland against NATO aggression" in the Gallery of the Military Museum in Kalemegdan.
The exhibition was officially opened by the Vice-President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Defense Miloš Vučević, who pointed out that a people and a country that forgets difficult moments and difficult times cannot understand well when good times come. He also pointed out that this exhibition represents a small piece of the overall mosaic in the culture of memory and in the truth of what we as a people survived those 11 weeks of aggression against our country, as well as during the nineties, from the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, during the events of 1998 and 1999 in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. Unfortunately, this is still happening today to our people in Kosovo and Metohija.
He thanked all the people from the Military Museum and the Aeronautical Museum who participated in the preparation of the exhibition and for not stoping only at June 10th or some other date in 1999, but showed with the exhibition everything that was happening to us, and that was well designed, with the aim of confiscating part of the territory of our country. The Minister of Defense invited everyone to visit the exhibition and "see for yourself what we have been through as a nation and what price we have paid, from the murder of children, the elderly, soldiers, and policemen to the destruction of infrastructure and our cultural and historical heritage."
In front of the museums that are part of the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces, Lt. Col. Milivoje Milisavljević addressed the crowd and pointed out that the mission and idea of the Military Museum and the Aeronautical Museum is to witness the history of our nation, with the task of preserving the culture of remembering the events of 1999. The opening of the exhibition was attended by members of the collegium of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff, war veterans, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Army.
The exhibition "Serbia remembers - the 25th anniversary of the defense of the homeland against NATO aggression" through various materials, numerous objects, photographs and documents from rich museum collections, tries to show the dramatic course of NATO aggression against the FRY led by 19 of the most militarily and economically developed countries in the world, the suffering civilians, as well as the pogrom of the Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija that followed as a result of aggression and terrorist attacks. The most significant events, objects and testimonies about suffering during the NATO aggression are presented.
Weapons used to destroy civilian and military facilities throughout the territory of our country and unique exhibits, such as parts of the downed F-117, F-16 and A-10 planes, are on display. A special segment of the exhibition is dedicated to the memory of fallen members of the Yugoslav Army and Air Force.
The exhibition will be open until April 14, 2024 in the Gallery of the Military Museum in Kalemegdan every day, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entrance is free.
