The Minister of Culture and Media, Dr Nina Obuljen Koržinek, has received the Mayor of Požega, Prof. Dr. Borislav Miličević, at the Ministry. The subject of the discussion was the preparation of the programme for the 800th anniversary of the first written mention of Požega, which will be celebrated in 2027.
The great jubilee will be marked by a series of cultural events that will place Požega at the centre of cultural and social events throughout 2027. Among the planned activities are the publication of the Požega Basin Lexicon, a major theatrical production and exhibition, scientific conferences, concerts and other programmes. The preparation of the 800-year anniversary of Požega is being led by the Požega Museum.
The director of the Požega Museum, Ljiljana Marić, introduced the Minister of Culture and Media, Dr. Nina Obuljen Koržinek, and the director of the Administration for Archives, Libraries and Museums, Ms Anuška Deranja Crnković, to the details of the planned programme and the projects that will mark the jubilee year.
The mayor thanked the minister and the Ministry of Culture and Media for the considerable support provided to Požega. He pointed out that this support had been significant through the realisation of major infrastructure projects in the field of culture. He also stated that one further important issue remained for Požega in this area – the resolution of the issue of the Požega Theatre building.
At the meeting, the importance of the 800th anniversary was highlighted as an opportunity to showcase the rich cultural heritage of Požega, as well as to further connect the city’s cultural institutions with the Ministry of Culture and Media and other institutions and partners. It was concluded that the Ministry of Culture and Media, with its regular support for cultural institutions in the area of Požega, will provide unreserved support for the celebration of the great jubilee during 2027.
During the coming year, a visit by Minister of Culture and Media, Dr. Nina Obuljen Koržinek, and her colleagues to Požega is expected, at which time the further cooperation between the Ministry and the cultural institutions in Požega will be discussed. Slavonska Atina will thus mark 800 years since its first written mention in 2027, with a rich programme of cultural, scientific and artistic events.
