study of archeology in Serbia was almost exclusively marked by his activity. About 300 drawings and watercolors of Serbian medieval monuments, which Mihailo Valtrović and Dragutin Dragiša Milutinović (son of Sima Milutinović Sarajlija) made as a result of fieldwork research on Serbian medieval monasteries, undertaken in 1871-1884 within a project supported by the Serbian Learned Society were published in various newspapers. However, in 1884, a specialized periodical Starinar (Antiquarian) was established for publishing articles related to archaeological research. Interest in the Serbian medieval past was further increased after the first exhibition organized in 1888 by the Serbian Royal Academy which showed the results of research on Serbian churches and monasteries since 1846. Following the exhibition, the Academy submitted to the government the draft of the Act on Protection of Monuments, an updated version of the original 1844 Act on Protection of Ancient Monuments and in 1889 a new Act on State Archives, originally drafted in 1866. Mihajlo Valtrović received a recognition for his life's work from the King himself. Selected works Građa za istoriju umetnosti Srbije, Belgrade, 1874 Prodomos (in German), Vienna, 1878 Pogled na staru srpsku crkvenu arhitekturu, Belgrade,1889 References 1839 births 1915 deaths Serbian architects Serbian art historians Serbian archaeologists Karlsruhe Institute of Technology alumni European art curators National Museum of Serbia