{"id":5417,"date":"2026-04-04T10:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muzejsarajeva.ba\/?p=5417"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:23:25","slug":"otvorena-spomen-soba-i-izlozba-posvecene-vejsilu-curcicu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muzejsarajeva.ba\/en\/2026\/04\/04\/otvorena-spomen-soba-i-izlozba-posvecene-vejsilu-curcicu\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Room and Exhibition Dedicated to Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 Opened"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, the Memorial Room dedicated to Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 - the first formally educated archaeologist from Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina was opened at the Brusa Bezistan. The exhibition was authored and curated by Indira Ku\u010duk-Sorgu\u010d, museum advisor and director of the Museum of Sarajevo.<\/p>\n

Alongside the Memorial Room, the exhibition \u201cArchaeological Photo Traces of Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107\u201d by Prof. Dr. Adnan Kaljanac was also opened.<\/p>\n

The Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 Memorial Room presents an authentic environment reflecting the life and work of the first trained Bosnian-Herzegovinian archaeologist\u2014a man who laid the foundations of archaeology, heritage protection, and scholarly reflection on the past in our country.<\/p>\n

The exhibited items are part of the \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 family legacy, donated to the Museum of Sarajevo. Thanks to this noble gesture, today we preserve not only objects, but also the spirit of an era.<\/p>\n

Zahvaljuju\u0107i toj plemenitoj gesti, danas ne \u010duvamo samo predmete ve\u0107 \u010duvamo i duh jednog vremena.<\/p>\n

From March 31 until today, the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the University of Sarajevo \u2013 Faculty of Philosophy, the Museum of Sarajevo, and the relevant ministries\u2014the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Sarajevo Canton and the Ministry for Science, Higher Education and Youth of the Sarajevo Canton\u2014have jointly and synchronously participated in the realization of a program dedicated to Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n

Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 was a pioneer in many fields: he was among the first to introduce photography into archaeological documentation, he researched ste\u0107ak necropolises, and laid the foundations for their systematic scientific analysis of discovered finds and artifacts. His work was not only research, but also the creation of a methodology that endures to this day.<\/p>\n

At the opening program of the Memorial Room and exhibition, the large audience was addressed by Academician Blagoje Govedarica, Minister Du\u0161anka Bo\u0161kovi\u0107, Deputy Mayor Predrag Puhari\u0107, author of the monograph \u201cMene, doma\u0107eg sina\u201d and exhibition author Prof. Dr. Adnan Kaljanac, Director of the Museum of Sarajevo Indira Ku\u010duk-Sorgu\u010d, as well as members of the \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 family\u2014his grandson Darimir \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 and great-granddaughter Silvija Radi\u0107-To\u0161ovi\u0107.<\/p>\n

In a spirit of gratitude and respect towards the descendants of Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107\u2014without whom this story would not have been told\u2014unique, artistically signed wooden certificates of appreciation by artist Velija Hasanbegovi\u0107 were awarded to Zrinka Juri\u0161i\u0107, Dubravka Juri\u0161i\u0107, Darimir \u0106ur\u010di\u0107, and Silvija Radi\u0107-To\u0161ovi\u0107.<\/p>\n

The Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 Memorial Room reminds us that the greatest ideas are often born in silence\u2014at a simple desk, by lamplight, in the meeting of curiosity and discipline.<\/p>\n

It is a space where traces of the past were recorded, traces that became the foundation of our understanding of history.<\/p>\n

The Vejsil \u0106ur\u010di\u0107 Memorial Room is open every day except Sunday at the Brusa Bezistan, while the exhibition will remain open until April 15, 2026. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

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