Editing Kragujevac (section)

===Culture===
[[File:Teatar Кragujevac.jpg|thumb|190px|right|[[Knjaževsko-srpski teatar|Knjaževsko-srpski Theatre]].]]
[[File:Kragujevac- Muzej 21 oktobar.jpg|thumb|190px|right|[[Šumarice Memorial Park|Museum of Genocide]] in Kragujevac.]]
[[File:Arsenal Fest 2016.jpg|thumb|190px|[[Arsenal Fest]], 2016]]
[[File:Muzej Stara Livnica 37.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Stara Livnica Museum.]]
[[File:Akvarijum Kragujevac 23.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Kragujevac Aquarium.]]

There are many cultural institutions in Kragujevac that have gained regional and national significance in the arts. These institutions include: 
* [[Knjaževsko-srpski teatar|Knjaževsko-srpsko pozorište]] (founded in 1835)
* the National Library "[[Vuk Karadžić]]" (founded in 1866)
* the cultural and artistic group "Abrasević" (founded in 1904)
* The [[Šumarice Memorial Park|"October in Kragujevac Memorial Park"]], located in Šumarice, commemorating the [[Kragujevac massacre|tragic events of 21 October 1941]]
* The National Museum, with various displays including those pertaining to archaeology, ethnic diversity, the history of Kragujevac and Šumadija, and many paintings (the archaeology department has a rich collection of 10,000 display items and over 100,000 study items, while the painting department has over 1,000 pieces of prominent Serbian art of extraordinary value)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzej.org.rs/serbian/istorijat.htm|title=National Museum of Kragujevac|access-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414232252/http://muzej.org.rs/serbian/istorijat.htm|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The "Old Foundry Museum", located within the old gun foundry, presents the industrial development of Kragujevac and Serbia using a collection of 5,800 pieces: weapons and equipment, machines and tools, archive material, photos, paintings, trophies and medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzej-topolivnica.rs/|title=Old Foundry Museum|access-date=6 January 2016|archive-date=26 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726185703/http://www.muzej-topolivnica.rs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Historical Archives of Šumadija]], collecting and filing the archives and issues of the seven municipalities of Šumadija and has at its disposal {{convert|700|m|0|abbr=off}} of archive issues with 780 registries and hundreds of thousands of original historical documents

There are three fine and applied arts associations in Kragujevac: the Art KG, the branch of the Serbian Association of Painters ULUS and the Association of Painters of Kragujevac, the ULUK. The most important annual and biannual cultural events include:
* the International Festival of Chamber Choir Music
* the International Festival of Chamber Music
* the International Small Forms Theatre Festival
*[[Arsenal Fest]]
* the International Saloon of Antiwar Cartoons
* the International Art Workshop "Balkan Bridges"
* the International Jazz Festival
* the International Puppet Theatre Festival