Last night, at the Museum “25 May” in Belgrade, the exhibition “Veljko Vlahović – The Voice of Free Yugoslavia” was opened, organized by the National Museum of Montenegro and the Museum of Yugoslavia.

The exhibition chronologically and thematically addresses key historical events that Vlahović witnessed and participated in, such as the student demonstrations of the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War, and the Second World War. It also highlights his social and political engagement in post-war Yugoslavia, while at the same time mapping aspects of his private life to the extent that they shaped his political path. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the period of the Second World War, which Vlahović spent in Moscow as editor of Radio Free Yugoslavia, broadcasting in Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, and several European languages.

Alongside the valuable materials from the legacy of Veljko Vlahović preserved in the National Museum of Montenegro, the exhibition also features items from the collections of the Museum of Yugoslavia, the Archives of Yugoslavia, and Radio Belgrade. Through archival documents, personal belongings, photographs, audio recordings, and artworks, the public was introduced to the fascinating life story of a revolutionary, international brigades fighter, and prominent political figure of socialist Yugoslavia.

This exhibition is an adapted version of “On the Side of Justice and Freedom: The Legacy of Veljko Vlahović”, first presented in 2018 at the National Museum of Montenegro in Cetinje, authored by curators Božena Miljić and Ljiljana Karadžić. With the intervention of curators from the Museum of Yugoslavia, Dušica Stojanović and Ljubica Vlahović, the concept was partly modified and the content further enriched. The exhibition space of the Museum “25 May” was designed in collaboration with the architectural studio Turbina and designer Mane Radmanović, creating a setting enhanced by visual and sound presentations that balance between private and public space, the culture of remembrance, and historical oblivion.

At the opening, speeches were given by the Director of the National Museum of Montenegro, Jakša Ćalasan, and curator Božena Miljić.