On the occasion of commemorating 110 years since the beginning of the First World War, an exhibition was opened today at the Museum of Herzegovina in Trebinje, where copies of the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia, the response of the Government of the Kingdom of Serbia and the telegram by which the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy declared war on Serbia were presented.
Ivana Grujić, director of the Museum of Herzegovina in Trebinje, said that today’s date was chosen because the ultimatum was delivered on July 23, 1914, and that everything was organized on the initiative of Nikola Selaković, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, and Željka Stojičić, Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska. The exhibition was simultaneously opened in over twenty cities in Serbia and in five cities of the Republika Srpska – Banja Luka, Doboj, Zvornik, Foča and Trebinje.
By presenting these documents, visitors will be able to get to know the historical circumstances before the outbreak of the First World War, which completely changed the order and image of the world at that time. This shows that the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska are making efforts to preserve the cultural-historical and spiritual unity of the Serbian people, which is one of the conclusions reached at the recently held All-Serbian Assembly, said Ms. Grujić.
The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the State Archives of Serbia, Archives of the Republic of Srpska – office in Trebinje and the Museum of Herzegovina in Trebinje. It will be available to visitors until July 28.