This sub-project ,,Workshop of filigree – Vangel Dereban” aims at reviving and promoting craftsmanship, which served as a backbone of the Ohrid and Struga region’s economy for decades and centuries, and interwoven with the traditions of the region was one of the most interesting and most attractive activities for tourists to learn the Macedonian culture and traditions. One of the most famous crafts was blacksmithing, and one of the most famous craftsmen making jewelry from silver is Vangjel Dereban, whose shop and workshop were one of the most visited attractions for tourists.

This is documented by numerous domestic and foreign articles, documentaries, brochures for promotion of tourism in Macedonia. Jewelry produced in the workshop of Vangjel Dereban is possessed by statesmen, royal families, and silver objects are still present in museums and churches throughout Macedonia. Craftsmanship over the years almost dies out, and the filigree, although with little movement, is no longer represented as a symbol of Macedonian culture and wealth.

The workshop and the museum of filigree, through presentation of jewelry and silverware by trained craftsmen and silver and filigree jewelry made by master Vangjel Dereban, as well as a presentation of tradition and history through these objects, papers, documents, paintings, documentaries and books, will tell the story of the tradition and history, and the values and culture of the region in a unique way.