The City Museum of Novi Sad

City Museum of Novi Sad is a museum of complex type dedicated to collecting, preservation, presentation and interpretation of multilayer and multinational cultural heritage of the area of Novi Sad and the areas that gravitate to it.

Respecting the principles modern museological practice and following modern scientific tendencies, experts of the City Museum of Novi Sad have been creating safe conditions for protection of cultural artefacts, whose presentation, as a kind of media, enable an objective interpretation of the facts.
Reflecting the principles of modern museum practice and following modern tendencies of scientific experts of the Museum of the City of Novi Sad creating safe conditions of cultural artifacts, whose presentation , as a kind of media, enable an objective interpretation of the facts .

Reflecting the principles of modern museum practice and following modern tendencies of scientific experts of the Museum of the City of Novi Sad creating safe conditions of cultural artifacts, whose presentation , as a kind of media, enable an objective interpretation of the facts .

In accordance with its social responsibility the City Museum of Novi Sad creates and realizes its programs with the intention to allow widest audience to perceive the segments of the cultural and historical heritage and to create individual knowledge about it.
 
Following this approach, the City Museum of Novi Sad becomes the meeting point of different ideas, a place of intercultural dialogue and the most diverse cultural experiences.
 
For more than 50 years of existence the City Museum of Novi Sad has collected and conserved over 60 thousand items that represent material evidences of the life of its earliest inhabitants, the turbulent historical events, the economic and social development of the city, the culture of habitation, the aesthetic principles and artistic expressions of the population of Novi Sad .

Part of the items from the rich museum collection is presented to public within  permanent exibitions in the main building and annexes, as well as through the organization of thematic exhibitions. Besides exhibition activities, the Museum organizes other types of events, such as festival of documentary and scientific films, book promotions, creative workshops for the youngest citizens, etc., with the aim of enriching the cultural offer of the City of Novi Sad.

Address: 
Tvrđava 4
Novi Sad
Serbia
45° 15' 8.2404" N, 19° 51' 44.4672" E
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Image: 
Title: 
The trophy lyra
English
Description: 
Silver and gold-plated lyra is a gift acknowledgment of King Alexander Karadjordjević to, once excellent, Women's Singing Society from Novi Sad for their achievements in European competitions between the two world wars. The leader of the association, Ms. Milica Moc, otherwise known as the doyen of musical life in Novi Sad, has kept this lira and donated it to the City Museum in commemoration as a kind of homage to the rich musical history of our city.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Material: 
Metal
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Turntable
English
Description: 
In a small collection of exposed turntable, a piece of the brand "Zonofon" (Zonophone) stands out with its decorativeness and size, made in Germany around 1900. Pear-shaped trumpet is painted blue inside and decorated with floral bouquets. These turntables became obligatory musical props in Novi Sad pubs and wealthy civil houses in the early 20th century.
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Germany
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Material: 
Metal
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Year of creation: 
1900
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
The chandelier
English
Description: 
Luxurious chandelier, in the shape of the gondola, is a Czech work from the second half of 19th century, with colorless and brown glass used in its shaping. Derived in combination with lighting candles and petroleum lamps because in the last decades of the 19th century petroleum light almost completely replaced candles.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Flower pot
English
Description: 
Glass flower pots with engraved floral branches, attracts attention with its interesting shape. It is more decorative than practical item, which kind could be seen in a number of salons in 19th century. While the wider part served as a small aquarium, in the middle, elongated, bouquet of flowers would be placed, whit a result of interesting decorative combination of flora and fauna.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Coffee set
English
Description: 
Set for coffee or tea, a product of the famous Pirkenhammer porcelain manufactories in the Czech Republic, whose products have been highly appreciated and in demand for quality, typical cobalt-blue decor and glittering gilt. Due to the fact that this pottery was not in everyday use, but was exposed in Lounge showcases more served for representation and showing the financial status of the house, it has been preserved to the present time. This kit is also significant for being belonged to the family of the famous Serbian painter Sava Šumanović.
State of origin of the cult. artefact: 
Czech Republic
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Власник записа: 
srdjan.veselinov
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Clock
English
Description: 
Clock in the glassed-in box was the late Biedermeier work with already noticeable rococo details. It is interesting due to the fact that it once had a music machine that played popular tunes on every hour . One of them was an aria from the opera "Norma".
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Portrait of an unknown married couple
English
Author: 
Franz Gifinger
Description: 
Two well-preserved portraits depicting an unknown married couple are works of Franz Gifinger in1864. This painter was born in Novi Sad, but during his career, he left behind a number of similar images in Vojvodina and Slavonia. Represented spouses are typical representatives of Vojvodina middle class, and are painted in the still prevailing, the Biedermeier style.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Epoch: 
Romanticism
Type of cultural artefact: 
Painting
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Year of creation: 
1864
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Furniture
English
Description: 
Furniture in the so-called. Second Rococo style was typical of the fourth and fifth decade of the 19th century in Central European art. It arrived with some delay to Novi Sad, as well as in other provincial regions of the Habsburg monarchy. It was an eclectic style that borrows elements and copies of furniture from the 18th century and adapts them to new tastes. The legs of chairs and tables are distorted, carvings appear and machining becomes more common.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Style: 
Rococo
Material: 
Wood
Type of cultural artefact: 
Object
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Власник записа: 
srdjan.veselinov
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Miniatures - Portraits of a married couple
English
Description: 
Unknown author. Exhibited miniatures were made in the first third of the 19th century, which could be concluded on the basis of costumes portrayed persons. These types of portraits were painted in gouache technique on ivory leaf and required great skill, which is visible in these works. Miniatures were especially popular during the Rococo to Biedermeier, but with the advent of photography in the mid 19th century this type of painting was suddenly gone.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Technique: 
Gouache
Type of cultural artefact: 
Painting
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Власник записа: 
srdjan.veselinov
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad
Title: 
Portrait of a woman with necklace
English
Description: 
Unknown author. Smaller image size, which shows a young woman, is an excellent Biedermeier portrait with characteristic details of jewelry, hairstyles and costumes of the mid 19th century. Many of Novi Sad's families hired domestic and traveling artists for making such representative portraits in which family members are shown at their best.
History: 
Part of the permanent exhibition of the City Museum of Novi Sad, under the supervision of the museum advisor, art historian, Ljiljana Lazic
Copyright: 
City Museum of Novi Sad
Creator: 
Srdjan Veselinov
Epoch: 
Romanticism
Style: 
Biedermeier
Type of cultural artefact: 
Painting
Formats of digital document: 
Image
Images: 
Власник записа: 
srdjan.veselinov
Municipality: 
Novi Sad
Region: 
Vojvodina
Country: 
Serbia
Institution: 
The City Museum of Novi Sad

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