Anyone who has visited Novi Sad knows that Serbian Athens offers a handful of contents that you can experience only here. We have selected for you only some of the typical Novi Sad activities that will surely make your day unique, especially if you have set aside some time for sightseeing.
Visit to the City Museum of Novi Sad
Only in Novi Sad, you can visit a museum that includes the development of the city from the first settlement to the modern era – this is not surprising. However, in addition to the Museumhaving many departments (we will mention the Department of Archeology with collections from prehistory, antiquity and the Middle Ages, and the Department of Ethnology with collections from the fields of craftsmanship, rural architecture, everyday and ordinary life), the current exhibition that was opened for Doček – Mileva: We Are One Rock is set in the part of the museum at the Petrovaradin Fortress This interactive multimedia exhibition by Dušan Jovović, PhD, was inspired by the brilliant mind of Mileva Marić Einstein, and was created using modern technologies, new media, 3D animations, sound, holograms, but also sculpture, design, drawing and photography.
Theatre “Promena”
Theatre “Promena” is a student theatre run by students of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, which makes it unique in the country. It was founded between 1978 and 1979, and renovated in 2015. As the name of the institution suggests, the artists of the theatre wish to offer the audience something new and unusual that they will not have the opportunity to see in other theatres, and their repertoire will often include new or rarely performed dramatic text. You can find the repertoire on their Facebook page.
The Gallery of Matica Srpska
The Gallery of Matica Srpska is a national gallery and as such one of the best in Serbia – also one of our richest museums. The permanent exhibition of the Gallery of Matica Srpska consists of works from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The current exhibition Uroš Predić: A Life Dedicated to Beauty and Art, due to great interest, was extended until 12 February this year. Do not miss the guided exhibitions every day at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.!
The Mira Banjac Cake
The Mira Banjac cake was made in honour of the famous actress in the Vremeplov pastry shop, which sells more than a ton of this cake annually! Until someone else in the country come up with an idea to make the Radmila Savićević tulumba, the Velimir Bata Živojinović chestnut puree or the Nikola Đuričko mignon pastry, only in Novi Sad will you be able to try a dessert with such a fun name. If you like sweets anyway, do not miss out on learning more about pastry shops in Novi Sad, which have been delighting the fellow citizens for a long time with their cakes and other sweet delights.
Author: Tihana Smiljanić
Photo: Vladimir Veličković
