Author: Muzej Ohrid

“Byzantium, Faith and Power (1261-1557)”

 23. 03. 2004 – 04. 07. 2004

The exhibition, organized by one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, was the third of a series of major international exhibitions of Byzantine art.

A total of 136 museums as well as cultural, scientific, religious and other institutions and private collections from 27 countries around the world were presented with their exhibits at the exhibition, with a total of 355 icons and other items, and the Republic of Macedonia was represented by five icons, four from the collection of NI Institute and Museum-Ohrid and one from the collection of NI Museum of Macedonia-Skopje.

Exhibition “Byzantium, Faith and Power (1261-1557)” in the Metropolitan Museum in New York

Exhibition “From the Ohrid treasuries”

 02. 10. 2001

The exhibition was organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the National Museum in Ohrid, which is one of the oldest institutions of its kind, not only domestically, but also beyond.

The exhibition presented 52 exhibits, including icons, ecclesiastical embroideries, liturgical objects, parts of icon revetements etc., of which 32 owned by NI Institute and Museum-Ohrid and the remaining 20 of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Diocese of Debar and Kicevo.

Exhibition “From the Ohrid treasuries” in the Icon Gallery-Ohrid