Tkački dvor

Rakari weaving court - the most important information

Rakari Weaving Palace is a cultural and ecological craft association, located in the village of the same name, on the territory of the municipality of Mionica. This association was founded by Zagorka Stojanović, an independent Belgrade artist, who is known in the world of painting as a tapestry artist, costume designer, set designer, illustrator and fashion designer. However, the greatest love of this artist is the weaving of tapestries and clothing, which is why she founded the Weaving Palace in Rakari. In this place, Zagorka creates her creations with which she plays, as she says. So far, this esteemed artist has exhibited over 30 solo exhibitions in the country and abroad.

Appearance and characteristics of the Weaving Court
Zagorka Stojanović founded the Weaving Palace in Rakari with the aim of transmitting weaving techniques to everyone who wants to learn this skill, which, unfortunately, is slowly dying out. In a short time, Zagorka renovated the yard of Stojanović, in which there were 2 dilapidated houses. One was large, with a chimney and 2 rooms, while the other was smaller, with a magazine and a large old linden tree. This unusual artist continued the tradition of an open host house by opening Avlija Stojanović. The weaving yard originates from an old magazine, and the summer stage finds its place under a linden tree. To this day, numerous artists from Serbia have been guests on that stage.

How to get to the Weaving Court?

If you start from Belgrade, you will be 110 km away from this destination. To get to the Weaving Yard, you need to spend an hour and 25 minutes in your car (on the A2 motorway).
From Mionica, a place only 6 km away from Rakar, you can get a taxi. The following carriers will be at your disposal: Stević 065/9740509, Taxi transport Mionica 064/9267071 or Nedeljko Pešić 064/3415657. You will travel about 8 minutes to the Weaving Palace (via Route 150).

Additional information
If you want to separate your children from computers and telephones, Tkački dvor Rakari is an ideal place. Here they will learn to love nature and get acquainted with various types of materials, weaving, as well as life in rural conditions. They say that the world stays with the younger ones, so that is why we should work on reconciling children with tradition, customs and old crafts, which are slowly disappearing.