site.btaExhibition Commemorating 105th Anniversary of Discovery of Trebenishte Necropolis Opens in Sofia
An exhibition titled Trebenishte, 105 Years Since the Discovery of the Necropolis at Trebenishte. 1918 – 2023 opened in Sofia on Monday. It is on display in the National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (NAIM-BAS).
The exhibition was first presented in Skopje in 2019 and will be displayed in Belgrade in 2025.
The necropolis near Trebenishte, located 14 km away from Ohrid (North Macedonia), was discovered by chance during repair works in the spring of 1918 during WWI. At present, many of the finds from the first seven graves are part of the permanent exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia. The exhibition also includes newly recovered artefacts, as well as artefacts from subsequent studies, which are kept in Serbia’s National Museum and the Archaeological Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia. Findings from archaeological excavations conducted by Serbian Professor Nicola Vulić in the 1930s are also displayed. The Macedonian side shows findings resulting from excavations which took place in 1953-1954 and 1972, as well as grave finds from the necropolis at Gorna Porta of Ohrid discovered in 2002.
NAIM-BAS Director Hristo Popov, Archaeological Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia Director Slavica Babamova, and Serbia’s National Museum Director Bojana Boric Breskovic took part in the opening ceremony.
Popov said that work on the project started six years ago. “It's not just the artefacts that are important, though they are incredible in themselves, it's the story; it's the people, it's what we tried to do - to tell the whole story; to put them together for the first time in a hundred years," he added.
Boric Breskovic said that despite its negative impact, the pandemic has also had a positive effect on the teamwork of the three countries. During that time, the scientists managed to examine many materials, which further enriched the exhibition.
Babamova said that the whole team is proud of the fact that they managed to make this exhibition a reality for the second time. She attributed the success to the museums’ professionals, describing them as the best ones in the Balkans. North Macedonia’s Archaeological Museum Director expressed appreciation to Popov for his “superhuman efforts to put on this exhibition in Bulgaria”.
“The exhibition is a process. The project carries on,” Popov said, adding that some 15 new artefacts have been included in the exhibition in this country and more will be included in Belgrade.
The exhibition takes place under the auspices of Bulgaria’s Culture Ministry and with support from the NAIM-BAS.
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