This year, for the sixth time in a row, museums all around Serbia organize the event Museums for 10 for the audience of different age and interest. Museums will open their doors, offer free entry and prepare special programmes. Every year, this wide national museum initiative, coordinated by the National Committee of ICOM and supported by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, attracts around 200 000 visitors.
This year’s topic Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion, empowers diversity and inclusion within cultural institutions and points out the basic social role of museums – the potential to create significant experiences for people, regardless of their ethnicity, gender, social-economic background, level of education or physical abilities, political or religious beliefs.
Besides the permanent display of Serbian art of the 18th, 19th and 20th century and temporary exhibition Matrix. Monology of Danilo Vuksanović, visitors of the Gallery of Matica srpska can enjoy in special programmes, created in accordance with this year’s event theme:
November 9th at 7 p.m.
ART AND GENDER IDENTITY
Guided tour through the Permanent display Female vs. Male Perspective
Jelena Ognjanović and Ivana Rastović, curators
November 10th at 7 p.m.
ART AND QUEER
Guided tour through the Permanent display Queer in the Museum
Nikola Ivanović, curator
November 11th at 7 p.m.
ART AND ACCESSIBILITY
Lecture Different in the Equality through Art
Marija Vrebalov, advisor for universal design and accessibility
November 12th at 7 p.m.
ART AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
Guided tour through the Permanent display We and Others
Stanislava Jovanović Mindić, curator
November 13th at 7 p.m.
ART AND SOCIETY
Guided tour through the Permanent display Heroines of Serbian Painting
Ivana Janjić, curator
November 14th - Programme of the European Museum Night
ART AND MOVEMENT
11 a.m.: Creative workshop for children Which Nations built the Culture of our City?
6 p.m.: Projection of inclusive films of Per.Art organisation
7 p.m.: Guided tour through the Permanent display Queer in the Museum
8 p.m.: Guided tour through the Permanent display We and Others
9 p.m.: Guided tour through the Permanent display Female vs. Male Perspective
November 15th at 7 p.m.
ART AND LANGUAGE
Guided tour through the Permanent display with the translation in sign language
with the support of the Society of translators in sign language – Novi Sad
*Special programme for experts in culture on November 9th and 10th
Workshop Innovative Approach in Development of Cultural Projects.
