Born in Zrenjanin, Nataša Knežević earned her degree in Biology in 2007 with her thesis “Hexamerini – Taxonomic Markers of Insects” at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Novi Sad, Department of Biology and Ecology. In October 2007, she began her engagement with the National Museum in Zrenjanin as an intern. With her treatise “Museum Activity in the Function of Biodiversity Conservation” and her passing of the professional exam in November 2008, she earned her the title of Curator. Upon gaining the title, she became Curator at the NMZ and the Biologist in charge of the Botanical Collection. Since 2014, she has led the Department of Natural Sciences. Nataša Knežević is a member of the Museum Society of Serbia.
In December 2016, she acquired the title of Senior Curator with her treatise “Expansion of the Botanical Collection of the National Museum Zrenjanin – Herbarium of Medicinal Plants of Central Banat.”
e-mail: natasa.knezevic@rocketmail.com
Exhibitions
Exhibitions (Author):
2019. “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” – chamber exhibition as part of the event Museums for 10
2019. “Sea Fauna of the Mediterranean” – chamber exhibition within the event Museums for 10
2018. “Nest” – chamber exhibition within the event Museums for 10
2017. “Below the Surface of the Sea” – chamber exhibition within the event Museums of Serbia, Ten Days from 10 to 10
2017. “The Story of the Mulberry and the Tradition of Silkworm Breeding” – Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2016. “Records in the Rocks” – chamber exhibition within the event Museums of Serbia, Ten Days from 10 to 10″
2015-2016. “Singing Birds (Passeriformes) from the Collection of the Natural History Department of the National Museum Zrenjanin” – Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2015. “Song from Nature – Songbirds” – chamber exhibition
2014. “Biological Cabinet of the Higher Pedagogical School” – chamber exhibition
2013-2014. “Medicinal Herbs of Central Banat – Phytotherapy as a Form of Folk Medicine” – Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
Exhibitions (competent curator):
2017. “Microfungi of Fruška Gora” – exhibition of photographs by Dr. Dragiša Savić from National Park Fruška Gora, Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2016. “Old and Vanished Fruits of Serbia” – visiting exhibition by Aleksandra Savić, Senior Curator of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade, Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2016-2017. “Our Story about Nature” – exhibition of photographs by Predrag Kostin and Danilo Đeković, Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2015. XI International Photo Exhibition “All Good Things Are Wild and Free,” organized in cooperation with NP Fruška gora, Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin
2014. X International Photo Exhibition “Protected Planet,” organized in cooperation with NP Fruška gora, Hall of the National Museum
2009. “Where is the Human Race Going?” – panel presentation of the project conducted by primary school students from Belo Blato on the topic of the invitation competition of the Round World Foundation from the Republic of Hungary, National Museum Zrenjanin
Bibliography
Professional works:
2018. Acquisitions of the Natural History Department of the National Museum Zrenjanin (2008-2018), Glasnik Muzeja Banata, No. 20, Pančevo, 2018, 94-107
2017. Natural History Department of the National Museum Zrenjanin within the Manifestation – Night of Museums (2014-2017), Glasnik Muzeja Banata, No. 19, Pančevo, paper in press.
2016. The Story of the Mulberry – a Forgotten Tradition, Glasnik Muzeja Banata , No. 18, Pančevo, 112-125.
2016. Expansion of the Botanical Collection of the National Museum Zrenjanin – Herbarium of Medicinal Plants of Central Banat, thesis for the title of Senior Curator, National Museum Zrenjanin
2015. Permanent exhibition of the Department of Natural History of the National Museum of Zrenjanin – diorama display, Rad Muzeja Vojvodine, No. 57, Novi Sad, 219-233.
2013. Phytotherapy as a Type of Folk Medicine among Serbs in Central Banat, Glasnik Muzeja Banata 15, Pančevo, 217-233.
2013. Nature and Museum: Review of the Project “Phytotherapy – Folk Medicine,” with an overview of the most important medicinal plant species in the territory of central Banat, Museums, No. 3, Belgrade, Museum Society of Serbia, 91-106.
2012. The Natural History Department of the National Museum Zrenjanin from its Founding to Today, Rad Muzeja Vojvodine, No. 54, Novi Sad
2009. Popularization of the Concept of Biodiversity on the Example of the Activities of the National Museum in Zrenjanin, Rad Muzeja Vojvodine, No. 51, Novi Sad, 357-361.
Museum Activity in the Function of Biodiversity Conservation, work used for the professional exam.
Exhibition Catalogues:
2017. “The Story of the Mulberry and the Tradition of Silkworm Breeding” – exhibition catalogue, National Museum Zrenjanin
2016. “Old and Vanished Fruits of Serbia” – text for the accompanying three-fold exhibition, National Museum Zrenjanin
2015. “Singing Birds (Passeriformes) from the Collection of the Natural History Department of the National Museum Zrenjanin” – exhibition catalogue, National Museum Zrenjanin
2013. “Medicinal Herbs of Central Banat – Phytotherapy as a Form of Folk Medicine” – exhibition catalogue, National Museum Zrenjanin
Organizational activities:
2019. “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” – children’s workshop within the Night of Museums event (associate)
2016. Natural Heritage of Central Banat – documentary film screening, Small Salon of the National Museum Zrenjanin (competent curator)
2012. Ambrosia: Find, Photograph, Destroy – An Action Aimed at Raising Public Awareness about the Allergenicity of Ragweed Pollen, conducted by the National Museum of Zrenjanin (author)
Education
2012. Professional lecture – “Museum Transformation – Communication through Museum Objects and Collections,” National Museum Belgrade
2012. Professional lecture – “Transformation of the Museum – Museum and Identity,” Gallery of Frescoes, Belgrade
2012. Seminar – “Management of Museum Collections: Acquisition of Objects,” organized by NK- ICOM and the National Museum Zrenjanin, National Museum Zrenjanin
Projects
2019. “Protection of Museum Objects from the Ethnological, Historical, Natural and Applied Arts Departments of the National Museum Zrenjanin” – project implemented with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia (expert associate)
2017. “The Story of the Mulberry and the Tradition of Silkworm Breeding” – a project implemented with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia (project manager)
2016. “Equipping the Permanent Exhibition of the National Museum Zrenjanin – Art History, Department of Natural History, and the Special Library of the National Museum Zrenjanin” – project implemented with the support of the Provincial Secretariat for Culture and Public Information (expert associate)
2015. “Equipping the Permanent Exhibition of the National Museum Zrenjanin – Department of Natural History” – project implemented with the support of the Provincial Secretariat for Culture and Public Information (expert associate)
2012-2013. “Phytotherapy – Folk Medicine, with an Overview of the Most Important Medicinal Plant Species in the Territory of Central Banat” – a project implemented with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia (project manager)
Permanent Exhibitions
2017. “Dragonflies – Odonata”
2015. “Birds – Aves”
2015. “Gift Collection of Emil Gladić from Kuman”
2015. “Gift Collection of Vladimir Omčikus from Perlez”
2009. “Medicinal Herbs of Vojvodina and their Protection”
