Museum of Vojvodina

More than a century and a half had passed when The Museum of the Serbian National Collection was established at the session of Matica Srpska held in October 1847 in Budapest. The Museum of Vojvodina continues its tradition today. Sava Tekelija left his rich legacy to Matica srpska out of which the first museum collection was formed. The Museum of Matica Srpska was opened to the public for the first time in 1933. After World War II, a part of material was singled out, and in 1947 the Museum of Vojvodina was established, as a complex museum, with numerous collections from archaeology, ethnology, history, art history, yoology, botany, geology-palaeontology and mineralogy-petrography. The following institution for the protection of culture and nature were formed under the auspices of the Museum of Vojvodina: The Museum of Labour Movement and National Revolution, The City Museum of Novi Sad, The provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Nature, The Theatre and Agricultural Museum of Vojvodina. The Museum of Labour Movement and National Revolution was established in 1956 and later transformed first into the Museum of the Socialistic Revolution, and then, into the Museum of the Socialistic Revolution, and then, into The Historical Museum of Vojvodina. It is located in specifically constructed building, which was designed by architect Ivo Vitić in 1959. In 1992 the Museum of Vojvodina joined the Historical Museum of Vojvodina to become the unique institution called The Museum of Vojvodina.

Today, this institution consists of many branches, and has a rich museum collection of around 400,000 pieces and a library collection of over 50,000 publications. A regular museum publication called The Work of The Museum of Vojvodina, originally called The Work of Vojvodian Museums, was published since 1952 until 1994. The Museum of Vojvodina acquired the appropriate facilities in 1974 when it moved into the former justice court, built in 1896 by the Budapest architect Gyula Wagner.

 

The Museum of Vojvodina opened its extensive permanent exhibition to the public, presenting the constant development of eight thousand years of human society on the present territory of Vojvodina. 6,000 representative exhibits from archaeology (from the Palaeolithic period up to the antique), general history and art history (from the XV century until the second half of the XX century) and ethnology are all presented in the area of 3,000 square meters. The permanent exhibition offers a comprehensive picture of this area’s millennial past. The exhibited pieces demonstrate the duration of human communities and cultures from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods up to the first traces of humans near Irig which date back around 70,000 years ago. They also show Strarčevo, Vinča and other Neolithic cultures and cultures from Feudvar site, Kalača site and various layers of Gomolava site. Some items also date from the mythical periods of ancient Greece while some are representative of the beautiful monuments of the Roman Empire. The exhibit also includes cultural artefacts dating from the migrations of nations and replacements of ethnic communities – the Slavs, Hungarians, Serbians, and other nations. The second half of the permanent exhibition, which illustrates Vojvodina’s past from mid XIX century until mid XX century, is housed at the Historical Museum.

 

Numerous pieces could be pointed out as rare and representative, but for decades two pieces have been singled out as the Museum’s trademark: two Roman parade helmets from Berkasovo, which are unique examples of their kind throughout Europe.

Annexes were created in order to establish diversified museum network – the exhibition of period furniture at Dunđerski castle in Čelarevo, ethno-house “Brvnara” (“Log Cabin”) in Bački Jarak, and Press Museum in Novi Sad, located in the house where the first issue of Slobodna Vojvodina, antecendent of Dnevnik newspaper, was printed in 1942. Since 2004, the Museum also includes Agricultural Collection in Kulpin. Numerous permanent exhibitions have also been displayed – pedagogical exhibition at School J. J. Zmaj, Novi Sad, memorial exhibition of Jovan Rajić (1726-1801), a historian and writer at Kovilj monastery, the one dedicated to the world known scientist Mihajlo Pupin (1850-1935) in Idvor, the Homeland Museum in Čerević, museum exhibitions in Ruski Krstur and Hrtkovci, the home of Miloš Crnjanski (1893-1977) and library in Csongrad (Hungary), the home of Dositej Obradović (1740-1811) in Čakovo (Romania), the home of Sava Tekelija in Arad (Romania), and the Museum of the Batina Battle.

The Museum of Vojvodina performs operations of its basic activity for all institutions of movable culture property protection, museums, galleries, and collections in Vojvodina territory, i.e. the supervision of their professional activity.

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Title: 
Magazine Novi Sad 1925
Description: 
Editor was Dusan Čamprag. Magazine Novi Sad is the cultural, educational and economic overview of the Danube Banovina .
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Date of publication: 
02.05.1925.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Material: 
Paper
Type of cultural artefact: 
Magazine
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Year of creation: 
1925
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Title: 
Magazine Novi Sad
Description: 
Editor was Dusan Čamprag. Magazine Novi Sad is the cultural, educational and economic overview of the Danube Banovina .
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Date of publication: 
07.01.1932.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Year of creation: 
1932
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Title: 
Magazine Novi Sad
Description: 
Editor was Dusan Čamprag. Magazine Novi Sad is the cultural, educational and economic overview of the Danube Banovina .
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Date of publication: 
06.01.1929.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Year of creation: 
1929
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Title: 
Magazine Novi Sad
Description: 
Editor was Dusan Čamprag. Magazine Novi Sad is the cultural, educational and economic overview of the Danube Banovina .
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Date of publication: 
06.01.1930.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Year of creation: 
1930
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Title: 
The journal "Modern Novi Sad"
Description: 
Fully independent weekly magazine
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Date of publication: 
07.06.1924.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Year of creation: 
1924
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Title: 
Magazine Novi Sad
Description: 
This collection of magazine Novi Sad was printed in 1933 , 1934 and 1935 . Editor was Dusan Čamprag. Magazine Novi Sad is the cultural, educational and economic overview of the Danube Banovina .
Place of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Novi Sad
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Place of publication: 
Novi Sad
Date of publication: 
01.01.1933.
Type of language of cultural artefact: 
Slavic
Material: 
Paper
Type of cultural artefact: 
Magazine
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Year of creation: 
1933
Institution: 
Period: 
Printing and publishing
Name of the original: 
Часопис Нови Сад
Title: 
Portrait of Laza Nancic
English
Description: 
Part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
History: 
The work is part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević. October Revolution of 1917 started a civil war in Russia, which has led to deaths and emigration of large numbers of people. After the civil war and the defeat of the White Army units, over two million people left their homeland. It was the largest political emigration in the 20th century. The largest number of Russian refugees arrived in the Kingdom of SHS after leaving the southern region of Russia. Most of the refugees started their exile from major Black Sea ports of Odessa, Novorusijsk, Feodosia, Sevastopol, Kerch. From 1919 to 1923, in five immigration waves over Istanbul, Gallipoli and Salonika in the Kingdom has been about 40,000 Russians. Nearly one-fifth of refugees (about 8,000) has found its refuge in the towns and cities of Backa, Banat, Baranja, and Srem. Among Russian refugees in the Kingdom of Serbs, along the soldiers and officers, a part of the Russian intellectual elite and aristocracy with broad education also arrived. A number of secondary military schools - cadet corps girl's Institutes were evacuated from Russia into the Kingdom of SHS. The first Russian colonies in Vojvodina were established in Zemun and Pancevo, then in Novi Sad, Subotica, Great Beckerek, Sombor, Vršac and Bela Crkva. In 1921 the Russian refugees were deployed in more than 80 villages and towns of Srem, Banat, Backa and Baranja. Rural areas were inhabited by the Cossacks, organized into cells. Within the colonies, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, libraries, and numerous other Russian institutions were established. Of particular importance was the constitution of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in Sremski Karlovci. Through the activities of the above institutions spiritual connection of refugee Russians with their homeland cherished. A significant number of Russian intellectuals filled a major gap in culture, education, science and economy of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs.
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Type of cultural artefact: 
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Name of the original: 
Портрет Лазе Нанчића
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
Period: 
Title: 
Portrait of a granddaughter
English
Description: 
Part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
History: 
The work is part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević. October Revolution of 1917 started a civil war in Russia, which has led to deaths and emigration of large numbers of people. After the civil war and the defeat of the White Army units, over two million people left their homeland. It was the largest political emigration in the 20th century. The largest number of Russian refugees arrived in the Kingdom of SHS after leaving the southern region of Russia. Most of the refugees started their exile from major Black Sea ports of Odessa, Novorusijsk, Feodosia, Sevastopol, Kerch. From 1919 to 1923, in five immigration waves over Istanbul, Gallipoli and Salonika in the Kingdom has been about 40,000 Russians. Nearly one-fifth of refugees (about 8,000) has found its refuge in the towns and cities of Backa, Banat, Baranja, and Srem. Among Russian refugees in the Kingdom of Serbs, along the soldiers and officers, a part of the Russian intellectual elite and aristocracy with broad education also arrived. A number of secondary military schools - cadet corps girl's Institutes were evacuated from Russia into the Kingdom of SHS. The first Russian colonies in Vojvodina were established in Zemun and Pancevo, then in Novi Sad, Subotica, Great Beckerek, Sombor, Vršac and Bela Crkva. In 1921 the Russian refugees were deployed in more than 80 villages and towns of Srem, Banat, Backa and Baranja. Rural areas were inhabited by the Cossacks, organized into cells. Within the colonies, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, libraries, and numerous other Russian institutions were established. Of particular importance was the constitution of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in Sremski Karlovci. Through the activities of the above institutions spiritual connection of refugee Russians with their homeland cherished. A significant number of Russian intellectuals filled a major gap in culture, education, science and economy of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs.
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Type of cultural artefact: 
Formats of digital document: 
Images: 
Name of the original: 
Портрет унуке
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
Period: 
Title: 
Portrait of a peasant woman
English
Description: 
Part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
History: 
The work is part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević. October Revolution of 1917 started a civil war in Russia, which has led to deaths and emigration of large numbers of people. After the civil war and the defeat of the White Army units, over two million people left their homeland. It was the largest political emigration in the 20th century. The largest number of Russian refugees arrived in the Kingdom of SHS after leaving the southern region of Russia. Most of the refugees started their exile from major Black Sea ports of Odessa, Novorusijsk, Feodosia, Sevastopol, Kerch. From 1919 to 1923, in five immigration waves over Istanbul, Gallipoli and Salonika in the Kingdom has been about 40,000 Russians. Nearly one-fifth of refugees (about 8,000) has found its refuge in the towns and cities of Backa, Banat, Baranja, and Srem. Among Russian refugees in the Kingdom of Serbs, along the soldiers and officers, a part of the Russian intellectual elite and aristocracy with broad education also arrived. A number of secondary military schools - cadet corps girl's Institutes were evacuated from Russia into the Kingdom of SHS. The first Russian colonies in Vojvodina were established in Zemun and Pancevo, then in Novi Sad, Subotica, Great Beckerek, Sombor, Vršac and Bela Crkva. In 1921 the Russian refugees were deployed in more than 80 villages and towns of Srem, Banat, Backa and Baranja. Rural areas were inhabited by the Cossacks, organized into cells. Within the colonies, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, libraries, and numerous other Russian institutions were established. Of particular importance was the constitution of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in Sremski Karlovci. Through the activities of the above institutions spiritual connection of refugee Russians with their homeland cherished. A significant number of Russian intellectuals filled a major gap in culture, education, science and economy of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs.
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Type of cultural artefact: 
Formats of digital document: 
Images: 
Year of creation: 
1879
Name of the original: 
Портрет сељанке
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
Period: 
Title: 
Portrait of Ludmila Krutikov
English
Description: 
Portrait of Ludmila Krutikov. Part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Serbia
History: 
The work is part of the exhibition "White Russia" in Museum of Vojvodina, by senior curator Veselinka Markovic and Aleksandar Petijević. October Revolution of 1917 started a civil war in Russia, which has led to deaths and emigration of large numbers of people. After the civil war and the defeat of the White Army units, over two million people left their homeland. It was the largest political emigration in the 20th century. The largest number of Russian refugees arrived in the Kingdom of SHS after leaving the southern region of Russia. Most of the refugees started their exile from major Black Sea ports of Odessa, Novorusijsk, Feodosia, Sevastopol, Kerch. From 1919 to 1923, in five immigration waves over Istanbul, Gallipoli and Salonika in the Kingdom has been about 40,000 Russians. Nearly one-fifth of refugees (about 8,000) has found its refuge in the towns and cities of Backa, Banat, Baranja, and Srem. Among Russian refugees in the Kingdom of Serbs, along the soldiers and officers, a part of the Russian intellectual elite and aristocracy with broad education also arrived. A number of secondary military schools - cadet corps girl's Institutes were evacuated from Russia into the Kingdom of SHS. The first Russian colonies in Vojvodina were established in Zemun and Pancevo, then in Novi Sad, Subotica, Great Beckerek, Sombor, Vršac and Bela Crkva. In 1921 the Russian refugees were deployed in more than 80 villages and towns of Srem, Banat, Backa and Baranja. Rural areas were inhabited by the Cossacks, organized into cells. Within the colonies, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, libraries, and numerous other Russian institutions were established. Of particular importance was the constitution of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in Sremski Karlovci. Through the activities of the above institutions spiritual connection of refugee Russians with their homeland cherished. A significant number of Russian intellectuals filled a major gap in culture, education, science and economy of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs.
Copyright: 
Museum of Vojvodina
Type of cultural artefact: 
Formats of digital document: 
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Name of the original: 
Портрет Људмиле Крутиков
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
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