SEE Heritage News

Waiting for the public hearing

Saturday, 28 March 2009 01:00 DAN

The Government accepted the draft law about cultural heritage, suggested by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Media. With its concept and content the draft law represents the efficient answer to more expressed tendency towards inadequate relation with cultural heritage, with all due respect for the rules and standards contained within international documents signed by the Government of the Republic Montenegro.
According to this draft law, the protection of the cultural properties is grounded on internationally established principals of wholeness and equality. Prescript measures are systematized through integral protection and sustainable development, preventive, technical and other special protective measures.

In a manner of the coastal baroque

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 01:00 DAN

Half an hour documentary about famous Boka Kotorska painter Tripo Kokolj, who was born in Perast in 1661, directed by Stijepo Mijovic Kocan, had its premiere at Kotor “Boka” theatre. There were many admirers of its name and painting, who came to see this movie about an artist of Venetian school, with a style of baroque.
Director worked on the documentary not more than two days, on the locations in Perast and Lady of the Rock island last year.
The most famous works of the painter are the walls of Lady of the Rock church, which are covered from the floor to the ceiling with about 70 paintings. They are motivated by the life of the Apostils and words from the Holy Bible along with images of many prophets and sibyls.

St Francis on Gurdic site, Suranje

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 01:00 SKALA Radio

Our negligence led to turning this space into a waste disposal area. In the year of 1956 at the bed of this creek the church of St Peter was found. It belonged to Benedictian monastery in 7^th century. This church is even older than the church of St Francis. Due to the creek and its unchanged current, it wasn’t possible to spot the remains of the church, and our negligence led to turning this space into a waste disposal area.The revealing of the church foundation began by the officials of Monuments Protection Office.