Comparative Guided Tour of the Exhibitions “Preserve (My) Yugoslavia” and “Comrade Tito Has Died”

We invite you to a comparative guided tour of the exhibitions “Preserve (My) Yugoslavia” and “Comrade Tito Has Died”, where we will explore the similarities and differences in the use of ruler figures during times of crisis when it was necessary to unite the population and boost morale. We will compare how the “cult of leadership” was fostered and examine the various forms of remembrance of key Yugoslav political figures in both public and private spheres.

The so-called “short 20th century,” spanning from World War I to the fall of socialism, was marked in our region by the existence of a shared South Slavic state. This state took two predominant forms—monarchy and republic—led by two dominant rulers: King Alexander I Karađorđević and Josip Broz Tito.

The exhibitions “Preserve (My) Yugoslavia” and “Comrade Tito Has Died” focus on the deaths of these two leaders, emphasizing societal reactions to their passing and the ways in which their memory was either preserved or erased—both for the king and the president.

Admission is free!