The National Museum in Zaječar was founded on 27 March 1951; it is of a complex type with departments of archaeology, history, ethnology, art history, intangible cultural heritage, conservation and documentation departments. The outbuildings of the museum are Radul Bey’s residence and the archaeological site of Felix Romuliana – Gamzigrad, a world cultural property on the UNESCO list.
PRESENCE – glass collections of the ethnological department of the Zaječar National Museum, within the framework of marking the International Year of Glass 2022 in cooperation with the professional group ICOM-GLASS Serbia, indicates the possibility of using the industrial heritage of this part of Serbia. By incorporating advanced methodology through communication and modernization, as well as the presentation of unique items from the 19th and 20th centuries with an emphasis on objects made of crystal from the glass factory “Kristal” Zaječar, we bring the heritage closer in the glass kept in the museum.