Culture

Belgrade is the seat of the highest state and national institutions of culture and arts: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), the National Library of Serbia, the National Museum, the National Theatre and the University of Arts. In Belgrade there are the most significant architectural deeds, Kalemegdan and Belgrade fortress, cultural monuments and other immovable cultural properties. The City of Belgrade is the founder and patron of 11 manifestations in the domain of culture, and it also supports programs of 69 manifestations in the domain of culture which are held in Belgrade.

For culture and arts within the City Administration the relevant body is the Secretariat for culture.

The Belgrade City Library is the largest library in the country. The Belgrade City Library consists of a central unit and 13 organizational units within the municipalities.

Libraries

The Belgrade City Library

The National Library of Serbia

The University library “Svetozar Markovic”

The Bibliography Institute

Library “Milutin Bojic”

Library “Vlada Aksentijevic”, Obrenovac

Library “Dimitrije Tucovic”, Lazarevac

Website on libraries: www.biblioteke.org

Cinemas

Belgrade is different from other towns in Serbia also by the number of cinemas, especially those which are multiplex cinemas, with contemporary broadcasting devices.

List of cinemas

Akademija 28

Art Cinema Kolarac

Cine Grand Big Rakovica

Cineplexx – Delta city

Cineplexx – TC Usce

Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 4

Cineplexx Big Beograd

Cultural center “Vlada Divljan”

Mitropolita Petra 8

The Cultural Center of Belgrade hall

Fontana

The Yugoslav Film Archive (Jugoslovenska kinoteka)

Kombank dvorana

Roda Cineplexx

Tuckwood Cineplexx

Cinema “Dragan Nikolic Gaga” – Cultural institution of the city municipality Stari grad

Students’ City Cultural Center (Dom kulture Studentski grad)

Cultural center “Cukarica”

Belgrade has a multitude of exhibition spaces, both outdoor and indoor.

Galleries in Belgrade

Gallery “Artget” ‒ the Cultural center of Belgrade

Gallery of the Belgrade City Library

Gallery “Beoart-Liveart”

Gallery of Belgrade fortress ‒ Stambol gate, Gornji grad

Gallery “Graphic collective”

Gallery “New Moment”

Gallery “Zvono”

Gallery “Ozon”

Gallery “Progres”

Gallery “Pero”

Gallery “Remont”

Gallery “Singidunum”

Gallery “Stara Kapetanija”

Gallery “Haos”

Gallery “212”

Gallery '73

Gallery Cultural center “Students’ city”

Gallery of the Belgrade Youth Center,

Gallery of the Ilija M. Kolarac Foundation

Gallery Radio Television of Serbia, Takovska 10

Gallery SANU

Gallery SKC (Students’ Cultural Center)

Gallery SULUJ

Gallery ULUS

Gallery FLU
Gallery of the House of Serbian Army

Djura Jaksic House

Art gallery of the Belgrade Cultural Center (KCB)

Small gallery of ULUPUDUS

The National Gallery

Sales gallery “Beograd”

Gallery of the Museum of Contemporary Art

Art Pavilion “Cvijeta Zuzoric”

Theater International Belgrade Adventure – TIBA

International Review of Composers of Serbia

Festival of Monodrama and Pantomime

Festival of Choreographic Miniatures

International Competition “Petar Konjovic”

Festic – festival of children theaters

Choirs among the frescoes

Kalemegdanski sutoni - The Kalemegdan Twilights

International festival of new music “Ring-Ring”

Student Film Festival

Authors Film Festival

Festival of Underwater Film

Belgrade International Writers Meeting

Belgrade Meetings of Translators and Interpreters

Writers Colony

Humor Festival for Children

Guitar Art Festival

Refrakt – Regional festival of alternative culture

Festival "Flute always and everywhere"

Harp festival

One-writer Festival

International Graphics Biennale

Biennale of Drawings and Miniature Arts
International Biennale of ceramics "The Cup"

Spring Exhibition of ULUS

Autumn Exhibition of ULUS

Museum Night

International Biennale of Caricature "Golden smile”

International Biennale of Illustration “Golden Pen of Belgrade”

"Trag" - International Zemun Salon of Caricature

"My View of the World" - International Salon of Caricature

"Grifon" - Yugoslav Competition for the best Graphic Design

Exhibition of Small Graphic Forms

May Exhibition of Graphics

“Gifts” Project

"Ada" Sculptural Workshop

Fluks 03 - "Painting will tell you"

Urban demo fest

Manifestations of Amateur work
Festival of amateur choirs
City festivity of reciters
Festival "Amateurs to Their Own Towns"
Festival of Belgrade Amateur Theaters – BAP
Festivity of Children’s folklore ensembles
Art salon of amateurs

Cultural centers in Belgrade

Belgrade Cultural Center
Belgrade Youth Center
Children’s Cultural Center Beograd

Grocka Cultural Center
Stari Grad Cultural Center
Lazarevac Cultural Center
Mladenovac Cultural Center
Rakovica Cultural Center
Sopot Cultural Center
Sumice Cultural and Sports Center,
Cukarica Cultural Center
Cultural Center “Vuk Karadzic”
Cultural Center “Vlada Divljan”
Pinki-Zemun Cultural and Sports Center
Center for Education and Culture “Bozidarac 1947”
Obrenovac Cultural and Sports Center
Central Club of the Serbian Army
Cultural Center “Studentski grad”
Students’ Cultural Center
Centar for Cultural Decontamination
Rex
Sumatovacka – Belgrade Center for Education in Visual Arts

Concert halls

Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Dvorana Doma sindikata
Sava Center
Endowment of Ilija M. Kolarac

Foreign cultural centers

American Corner
British Council
French Cultural Center
Goethe-Institute (German cultural center)
Italian institute for culture
Institute “Servantes” (Spanish cultural center)
Canadian Cultural Center
Russian Center for Science and Culture
Austrian Cultural Forum
Cultural Center of Iran
Institute “Konfucije”
Hellenic Foundation for Culture (Greek cultural center)

Endowments

Vuk’s Endowment
Endowment of Branko Copic
Endowment of Desanka Maksimovic
Endowment of Ilija M. Kolarac
Endowment of Ivo Andric
Endowment of Milos Crnjanski
Endowment of Nikola Spasic

Archives

Archives of Serbia and Montenegro
Archives of Serbia
Historical Archives of Belgrade
Film Archives

Museums in Belgrade are certainly incredibly significant buildings and true national wealth of Serbia.

Art museums

National Museum
Museum of Applied Arts
Museum of Modern Art
Zepter Museum
Museum of Ethnography
Historical Museum of Serbia
Jewish Historical Museum
Historical Museum of Yugoslavia
Konak Kneginje Ljubice
Konak kneza Milosa
Museum of the "Banjica" Concentration Camp
Museum of Belgrade Fortress
Museum of the City of Belgrade
Museum of Yugoslav Cinotheque/ Film Archives
Mladenovac Home Museum
Museum of Theatrical Art
Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church
Museum of Pedagogy
Military Museum
Museum of Vuk and Dositej
Zemun Home Museum

Memorial museums and commemorative collections

Legacy of Milica Zorić and Rodoljub Čolaković
Legacy of Paja Jovanović
Manak's House
Memorial Gallery of Petar Dobrović
Memorial Museum of Jovan Cvijić
Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović
Museum of African Art
Museum of Sport and Olympic
Museum of FC "Crvena Zvezda"
Museum of Toma Rosandić
Memorial Museum of Ivo Andrić

Technical and natural-history museums

Museum of Automobiles
Museum of Science and Technology
Nikola Tesla Museum
Museum of Aviation
Museum of Natural History
PTT Museum (Post Office)
Railway Museum

Music institutions and organizations

The Opera and the Ballet are parts of the National Theatre
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Belgrade Festivals Center - CEBEF
Musical Youth of Belgrade
"Kolo" Ensemble of Folk Dances
Endowment of Ilija M. Kolarac

Orchestras

Ensemble of the Studio for Early Music "Renesans"
Belgrade String Quartet
"Dušan Skovran" Belgrade String Orchestra
Joculatores slavenses
"Musica Antiqua Serbiana" Chamber Ensemble
Quartet Bellotti
National Orchestra of RTS
Sanja Ilić & "Balkanika"
Symphony Orchestra of RTS
Symphony Orchestra of the Artistic Ensemble of the Serbian Army
"Mokranjac" Serbian String Orchestra
Trio "Simonuti"
"Borislav Pašćan" Youth Philharmonics
Choir and Orchestra of FMU

Choirs

RTS Choir
"Kolibri" Children's Choir
Beogradski madrigalisti
Collegium Academicum
Vocal Ensemble “Octoih”
Kolegijum muzikum
Choir of AKUD "Branko Krsmanović"
Choir of AKUD "Lola"
Choir of KUD "Abrašević"
"Braća Baruh" Choir
"Stanislav Binički" Choir of the Artistic Ensemble of the Serbian Army
"Mokranjac" Singers' Society
The First Belgrade Singers' Society

Jazz orchestras

Jazz Orchestra of RTS
Vasil Hadžimanov Band
Ivan Švager Trio
Jovan Maljoković and Balkan Salsa Band
Lazar Tošić Quintet
Miloš Krstić Trio
Neša Petrović Jazz Quartet

Cultural-artistic companies

“20. oktobar”
“Abrasevic”
“Branko Radicevic”
КУД of Amateur Ensemble “Branko Radicevic”
“Vrbica”, Beogradska 1
“Branko Cvetkovic”
“Buducnost”
“Vasa Pelagic”
“Veseli Kosmajci”
“Vojvoda Janko Katic”
“Vranic”
“Vuk Karadzic” ‒ IPM
“Vukica Mitrovic”
“Gradimir”
“Dadov”
“Dimitrije Koturovic”
“Dimitrije Tucovic”
“Diogen”, Vojvodjanska 84
“Disa Djurdjevic”
“Dragan Markovic”
“Society ROM”
“Dusan Petrovic-Sane”
“Djoka Pavlovic” ‒ PTT
“Zaklopaca”
“Zora”
“I. L. Ribar”
“Izvor”
“Ikarbus”
“Jedinstvo”
“Kolubara”
“Lazar Hrebeljanovic”
“Lola”, Resavska 11
“Mika Mitrovic-Jarac”
“Milan Dj. Milicevic”
“Milomir Petrovic”
“Milorad Pantic”
“Mladost”
“Nikola Tesla”
“Nikola Tesla” ‒ GSP
“Opanak”
“Pab”
“Petrova gora – Kordun”
“PKB corporation”
“Polet”
“Rad”
“Radivoj Popovic”
“Rudar”
“Savez amatera Lazarevac”
“Savez guslara Srbije”
“Sveti Sava” ‒ SPK
“Svetolik Rankovic”
“Sladkovic”
“Srbija” ‒ IMT
“Srem”
“Stari Dusanovac”
“Steaua”
“Stevan Strbac”
“Stubline”
“Student – guslarsko drustvo”
“Talija”
“Theater M”
“Cukarica”
“Spanac”
“Sumadija”
Association of Cultural-artistic Companies of Belgrade
SOKOJ – Organization of Music Authors of Serbia

From the Middle Ages, through Joakim Vujic in the beginning of 19th century and first professional theatre, until today, Serbs have been admirers of theatrical performances.

Atelje 212
Beogradsko dramsko pozoriste
Bitef teatar
Pozoriste “Bosko Buha”
Dadov
Malo pozoriste “Dusko Radovic”
Jugslovensko dramsko pozoriste
Pozoriste na Terazijama
Madlenianum ‒ opera i teatar
KPGT
Narodno pozoriste
Pan teatar
Pozoriste lutaka “Pinokio”
Pozoriste “Puz”
Pozoriste “Slavija”
Cultural center “Vuk Karadzic”
Zvezdara teatar
Pozoriste “Teatar 78”
Association of independent theaters
Dah teatar
Plavo pozorište