Exhibition Belgrade in 1920s
Opening: the 16th April 2024, Yugoslav Film Archive, 1 Uzun Mirkova Street, Belgrade
Authors of the Exhibition and the Catalogue: Slobodan Mandić, Snežana Lazić, Dragana Mitrašinović
Editor-in-Chief: Dragan Gačić MA
Review by: Vladimir Dulović, Professor Radina Vučetić
Associate: Dejan Radovanović
Translation: Tijana Kovčić
Proofreading: Nataša Nikolić MA
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Exhibition opened by: Aleksandar Erdeljanović, director of the Yugoslav Film Archive
Authors of the Exhibition and the Catalogue: Slobodan Mandić, Snežana Lazić, Dragana Mitrašinović
Editor-in-Chief: Dragan Gačić MA
Review by: Vladimir Dulović, Professor Radina Vučetić
Associate: Dejan Radovanović
Translation: Tijana Kovčić
Proofreading: Nataša Nikolić MA
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Exhibition opened by: Aleksandar Erdeljanović, director of the Yugoslav Film Archive
The end of the First World War and proclamation of the new Yugoslav capital on December the 31st 1918, announced new, very dynamic period for Belgrade, the period of reconstructions and demographic, economic and cultural development. In the 1920s Belgrade experienced great population growth and became the most dynamic urban center of the new state.
The exhibition Belgrade in the 1920s was created with a goal to demonstrate life in Belgrade one century ago when the foundations for a metropolitan city were laid. With the aim to present one complete image of Belgrade in a decade very important for its development, the exhibition included rich archival material preserved in the Historical Archives of Belgrade: letters, contracts, various documents, architectural designs, photographs, drawings, maps, proclamations. Selected material is preserved within thirty fonds and collections providing an insight in numerous happenings in capital’s everyday life: political events, organization of local elections, urban planning, cultural and artistic manifestations, industrial development, economy, health care, traffic, education, sports and tourism, social actions. Presented archival material hasn’t been used so far, and in some cases it has been complemented by newspapers articles.
Selected material is presented in 34 exhibition panels and in exhibition catalogue.
The exhibition can be seen in the main hall of the Yugoslav Film Archives (1 Uzun Mirkova Street), from the 16th until 22nd of April 2024, in the period from 10AM until 8PM.
The exhibition can be seen in the main hall of the Yugoslav Film Archives (1 Uzun Mirkova Street), from the 16th until 22nd of April 2024, in the period from 10AM until 8PM.
Exhibition My dream came true at last, and I was flying…
In the entrance hall of the Historical Archives of Belgrade in March 2024 you will be able to see an exhibition inspired by the lives of prominent Belgrade ladies
My dream came true at last, and I was flying…
Authors: Tijana Kovčić, Jelena Nikolić, Jelena Jovanović
Design: Aleksandar Lazović
Printed by: Zlamen
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Architectural Culture in the Interwar Belgrade
Opening: December 21st 2022, Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade
Authors of the Exhibition and the Catalogue: Snežana Lazić, Jelena Mitrović Kocev
Editor-in-Chief: Slobodan Mandić
Review by: Dr Vanja Panić
Associate: Dejan Radovanović
Editing: Nataša Nikolić
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Exhibition opened by: Goran Vesić, minister of construction, transport and infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia
Authors of the Exhibition and the Catalogue: Snežana Lazić, Jelena Mitrović Kocev
Editor-in-Chief: Slobodan Mandić
Review by: Dr Vanja Panić
Associate: Dejan Radovanović
Editing: Nataša Nikolić
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Exhibition opened by: Goran Vesić, minister of construction, transport and infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia
Exhibition Architectural Culture in the Interwar Belgrade by Snežana Lazić and Jelena Mitrović Kocev was opened on the 21st December 2022 in the in the exhibition hall of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade.
Documentation preserved in the Technical Direction, which is a part of the collection the Municipality of the City of Belgrade is well known to the public, as it is being requested on daily basis by researchers as well by other Archives’ visitors. More than 70 000 records of technical documentation created from 1920 to 1970 are preserved in the repositories of the Historical Archives of Belgrade and more than 16 000 records were created between the two world wars. Architectural Department of the Technical Direction was the main regulatory body authorized to supervise legal aspects of construction of public and private buildings in Belgrade. Therefore preserved documentation illustrates the development of the city core, told by archival documents, projects and photographs.
Documentation preserved in the Technical Direction, which is a part of the collection the Municipality of the City of Belgrade is well known to the public, as it is being requested on daily basis by researchers as well by other Archives’ visitors. More than 70 000 records of technical documentation created from 1920 to 1970 are preserved in the repositories of the Historical Archives of Belgrade and more than 16 000 records were created between the two world wars. Architectural Department of the Technical Direction was the main regulatory body authorized to supervise legal aspects of construction of public and private buildings in Belgrade. Therefore preserved documentation illustrates the development of the city core, told by archival documents, projects and photographs.
After destructions of the WWI, Belgrade was being shaped into one modern European capital. In the 1930s Belgrade got new city quarters with modern palaces, exhibition complex on the left bank of the river Sava, the airport, roads connecting the city with neighboring Zemun, and finally Belgrade accepts the modern postulates of European architecture. At the same time the state was trying to define construction laws and regulations, general construction plan for the new city quarters, advancement of architectural profession – in a word, the government was trying to bring order in shaping the modern Belgrade. Thirty exhibition panels, with accompanying material in showcases, are divided in two big units – the work of municipal architects and the work of architects from private sector.
The goal of the exhibition and illustrated catalogue were to point out the importance of the collection Technical Direction of the Municipality of the City of Belgrade which provides the inexhaustible sources and research themes related to the architectural development of Belgrade.
The exhibition was available to the public in the exhibition hall of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade from 21st December 2022 until the end of January 2023.
The exhibition was available to the public in the exhibition hall of the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade from 21st December 2022 until the end of January 2023.
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Exhibition Russian Emigration in Belgrade 1920–1950
Opening: 1 February 2022, Russian Center of Science and Culture “The Russian House”
Author of Exhibition and Catalogue: Prof. Aleksej Timofejev, Dr Milana Živanović, Slobodan Mandić
Editor-in-Chief: MA Dragan Gačić
Review by: Aleksej Arsenjev, Prof. Irina Antanasijević, Dr Goran Miloradović
Translation in Russian Language: Dr Aleksandar A. Silkin
Associate: Mirjana Obradović
Editing: Nataša Nikolić MA
Proof editing: Marko Perić
Technical Support: Violeta Jovanović, Branislva Popović, Bojan Kocev
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Opening ceremony speech by: Goran Vesić, Deputy Mayor of the City of Belgrade
Author of Exhibition and Catalogue: Prof. Aleksej Timofejev, Dr Milana Živanović, Slobodan Mandić
Editor-in-Chief: MA Dragan Gačić
Review by: Aleksej Arsenjev, Prof. Irina Antanasijević, Dr Goran Miloradović
Translation in Russian Language: Dr Aleksandar A. Silkin
Associate: Mirjana Obradović
Editing: Nataša Nikolić MA
Proof editing: Marko Perić
Technical Support: Violeta Jovanović, Branislva Popović, Bojan Kocev
Design of exhibition panels and catalogue: Zorica Smilović
Opening ceremony speech by: Goran Vesić, Deputy Mayor of the City of Belgrade
After the Revolution and the end of the Civil War in Russia in 1920/21, a great number of people were forced to leave Russia. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes/Yugoslavia was the state which provided to the Russian refugees the highest level of government’s support, social integration and public recognitions. Many Russian refugees found shelter in Belgrade (about 10.000 in the end on the 1920s when Belgrade counted 239.000 citizens). The State commission for accommodation and reception of Russian refugees was formed in 1920, soon after the First Russian-Serbian Gymnasium was opened and in the end of the year, after the Russian army of general Vrangel had been defeated, a new wave of the refugees arrived to Serbia.
After the systematic research of the fonds and collections in the Historical Archives of Belgrade, numerous documents were discovered on the Russian emigrants’ community in Belgrade, which left significant traces in various aspects of Belgrade history, architecture and culture. Selected archival documents were complemented by documents preserved in other cultural institution in Belgrade (State Archives of Serbia, National Library of Serbia, Belgrade City Museum, Archives of Yugoslavia, and Military Archives) providing to the audience complete picture of the Russian emigration in the capital city.
The selected documents are organized in 32 exhibition boards and in two showcases and will be accompanied by a catalogue abundant in illustrations.
The selected documents are organized in 32 exhibition boards and in two showcases and will be accompanied by a catalogue abundant in illustrations.
The exhibition will be opened on the February 1st 2022 at noon in the Russian Center in Belgrade, 33 Kraljice Natalije Street, by Jevgenij Aleksandrovich Baranov, Director of the Russian Center, Dragan Gačić, Director of the Historical Archives of Belgrade and Goran Vesić, Deputy Mayor.
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