Muzej-kuća Bore Stankovića

Bora Stankovic Museum-House - Basic Information

One of the main symbols of Vranje, but also of Serbian literary realism, is, without a doubt, the writer Borisav Stankovic. His works exude a realistic depiction of the spirit of this city in the period between the 19th and 20th centuries.
Bora mostly created works that expressed the tradition and spirit of Vranje, and the fact that his grandmother Zlata often told him about the appearance of "old" Vranje helped him in that. Raised in the spirit of family values, he managed to faithfully portray life as it really was.
Today, many institutions in Vranje bear his name - high school, city library, theater, but also one street. His house in Vranje has been turned into a museum where memories of his life and work are kept from oblivion.

Life and work
Borisav Stankovic was born in 1876 in Vranje, in the then Ottoman Empire. He grew up with his grandmother Zlata, after both of his parents passed away. After finishing primary school, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, and continued his education and life outside Vranje, but he always returned to it in his works. Although he rarely visited Vranje, he managed to realistically portray it in his writings, both life and local speech.
It was this introduction of the Vranje dialect into literature that provoked criticism, but also later recognition by the audience.
He was engaged in showing the life of an ordinary man of that time, craftsmen and old trading families. The most famous works, among which are those that are read as readings for high school, are Necista krv, Koctana, Tacana, Gazda Mladen, Pokojnikova zena.

Museum-house of Bora Stankovic
The house of the famous Vranje writer who marked Serbian realism has been turned into a museum today. It was built around 1855 at the request and investment of Borina's grandmother Zlata, who is also, so to speak, a symbol of "old" Vranje. Even the street where the house is located is named after his grandmother. Although Bora sold it after moving to Belgrade, the city later bought the house and made it a cultural asset in 1967. Personal exhibits of Borisav Stankovic and his family are exhibited for the visitors, such as furniture, grandmother Zlatin loom, Borina snuffbox, books, suitcase and photographs.
The guest room, which as a rule should be the most beautiful in every house, is set according to the description from Bora's short story "Uvela ruza".
Even Zlata's grandmother's room has been preserved, where her personal belongings are located.
The exterior of the house shows the typical architecture of folk architecture.
The museum-house is managed by the National Museum of Vranje.

Museum opening hours and ticket prices

Opening hours

Mondays 8 - 15h
from Tuesday to Friday 8 am - 8 pm
weekends 9 - 13h

Ticket price

for children, pensioners, students, groups of tourists - 50 dinars
regular ticket - 100 dinars

How to get to Bora's house

Bora Stankovic's house is a 10-minute walk from the City Park, on Kralja Stefana Prvovencanog Street.
If you decide to call a taxi, you can do so via the phone numbers of some of the taxi associations in the city.

Halo taxi 063 / 7-400-400; OK Taxi 061 / 4201-111; My Taxi 017 7101101