Patrijarha Rajačića, Sremski Karlovci
It is located in the Palace “Ilion”, former residence of the baronial family Rajačić. It is the collection of complex type, and possesses archaeological, historical, ethnological and art collection.The mentioned collections contain the artefacts that are important for the study of the rich past of Sremski Karlovci.
The museum display consists of several units: the archaeological heritage of Sremski Karlovci (from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages), an exhibition about the Karlovci Grammar School and Branko Radičević, a peasant’s room and kitchen from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the civic life of Sremski Karlovci, at the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century, paintings by Milić from Mačva, watercolors by Svetomir Lazić and the formal dining room of the Rajačić family.
The ceremonial dining room of the family Rajačić, fully preserved, is an exceptional ambient unit. It was made by order, probably in Vienna, at the beginning of the third decade of the 20th century. Its peculiarity lies also in the fact that within last few decades it was situated in so-called “Tito’s saloons” in the Officers’ Pavilion, at Petrovaradin Fortress. Fortunately, all the parts of the dining room have been preserved, so that today it is in its original space.
The Palace “Ilion” belonged to the baronial family Rajačić. The original house, which was located on the place of today, was built in the first half of the 19th century. In fact, when JosifRajačić in 1842. was elected the Metropolitan and moved to Karlovci, his nephew Aleksandar Rajačić also moved in. The aforementioned house was purchased in that period.
The present appearance “Ilion” got in 1920. The building was upgraded and the garden was arranged at that time. The Metropolitan and later Patriarch Joseph Rajačić often visited the house of his nephew. His secular name was Ilija, and according to one of the assumptions, that is why the name of the palace is “ILION”. When the Patriarch Josif Rajačić in 1861, a few months before his death, got the title of Baron from the Emperor Franz Josef, it could be transferred to certain branches of his close relatives. Aleksandar Rajačić took then the title of Baron, aas well as the descendants who inherited him – Vladimir and Josif Rajačić. After the World War II, in 1947, in one part of the Palace „Ilion” was moved in the City Museum of Sremski Karlovci (which is from 1963 placed within the City Museum of Novi Sad, and is now called Sremski Karlovci Homeland Collection).
