European Heritage Days 2013

Industrial Heritage – Protection and Revitalization is the topic of this year’s cultural and tourist event – European Heritage Days, due in Belgrade from 20 to 30 September, marked within the large-scale event organized by the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
European Heritage Days is an event organized in more than 50 countries and is aimed at presenting the joint heritage of European nations and diversity in their cultures, traditions and customs. It has been organized in Belgrade since 2002 and five years later, Serbia and its capital hosted the central celebrations for Europe. Each year, this festival of culture and tourism has a new topic.

Belgrade hosted more than 150 programs aimed at reminding the public of the visionaries, inventors and innovators that contributed to the industrialization and economic development of this city and the whole country. Industrial heritage includes remnants of industrial culture, buildings, machines, workshops, means of transport, infrastructure, warehouses, mines, plants and factories. The programs are aimed at drawing attention to Belgrade’s great potentials when it comes to industrial heritage, its protection and revitalization, with a view to the development of industrial tourism, which has been increasingly popular worldwide.

Program at Belgrade Fortress:

1. Lecture and discussion on the topic “Industrial Heritage in Serbia – potential”, Monday, September 23, Nebojsa Tower

Participants: Rifat Kulenovic (Museum of Science and Technology), Mihailo Timotijevic, professor (University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture) and Radonja Leposavic (Radio Beograd).

2. Nebojsa Tower – free entrance, Wednesday, September 25

3. Exhibition ” Belgrade in Old Postcards”, Sava Promenade, Park Kalemegdan

Old picture postcards are an important source of documentary value, which enabling us to study how the city has evolved, monitoring changes in appearance of its parts and changes in certain environmental units from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century.