Group tours

A museum visit is more enjoyable in good company, so we invite you to visit the Gallery in a group of at least 8 people.

Group visit must be booked via online request or by phone +381 21 4899 013.

We also offer:

Guided Tour with Curators of the Permanent Exhibition (60 minutes)

Curators of GMS, in Serbian or English, present the history of the Gallery of Matica Srpska, its influence on the development of national art, and significant works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries that illustrate the emergence and development of modern Serbian art, highlighting the role and significance of national art and culture in the European cultural context.

Serbian Art in 10 Scenes (45 minutes)

GMS curators present the Permanent Exhibition by focusing on 10 masterpieces of Serbian art. Through brief stories, visitors get acquainted with the most important artists of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, as well as various artistic themes, styles, and genres.

Guided tour for school groups (45 minutes)

GMS museum educators reveal the most significant works of Serbian art and introduce the creations of Paja Jovanović, Uroš Predić, Sava Šumanović, and other painters. The content is adapted to the school-age audience. An interactive tour with the social game K(art)e is also available, allowing young visitors to learn more about the GMS collection and national art in an engaging way accompanied by a museum educator.

Thematic guided tours through the Permanent Exhibition (45 minutes)

In order to give a new interpretation and a different view of the Permanent Exhibition, curators  present various topics, social and artistic phenomena, as well as interesting, little-known stories from art history to the audience through special curator tours. There are several tours available:

To offer visitors a new interpretation and different reading of the Permanent Exhibition, GMS curators present various themes, social and artistic phenomena, and intriguing, lesser-known stories from art history through special guided tours. We offer the following tours:

Identity of the Collection – Learn about the history of the Gallery of Matica Srpska and how Matica Srpska’s scholarship recipients and benefactors built today’s collection, influencing the development of national art.

Chronology of Serbian Art – Discover the evolution of Serbian visual arts and the historical and artistic movements that shaped it. Explore icons, graphics, paintings, drawings, and sculptures from the Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Modernism periods.

Transformability of Art – Do visual elements define artworks and how? Through innovative connections between art objects from different eras, we offer you new perspectives on color, line, and other media that shape our perception of art.

Sculptophilia – If you are interested in the development of sculpture in modern national art, explore the pieces from our collection through six themes: Depot, Morphology, Female Sculptors, Maestro, Uniqueness, and Public Sculpture.

Shelter: Man and Environment – What are some of the human shelters? Discover objects and emotions that define home through depictions of households, and explore nature as shelter for humans through depictions of landscapes and other scenes.

Taboo: Body and Mind – Are emotions, nudity, otherness, and death still taboo topics in our society? Do these themes make you uncomfortable or provoke reflection? See how they are represented in the Gallery’s visual art collection.

Pleasure: Rituals and Habits – What is true pleasure for you? Step into an artistic story about rituals and habits and immerse yourself in works that depict wine, entertainment, and fashion.

Family visits

We invite you to spend your leisure time with your little ones surrounded by art. For that we offer at your disposal special amenities and activities:

• Free entrance on Tuesdays for parents with babies
• Family tickets for three or more family members
• Children’s room – an area for creative playtime intended for babies and children
• Mothers and babies corner – with an armchair for breastfeeding and feeding, and a baby swaddle
• Guide for children, youth, and all who feel young at heart A Guide Through the World of Art in Serbian.
• Experience Art App for children and adults in Serbian and English, available through HoloLens 2 glasses, which can be borrowed from the museum shop.

For a better experience

Weekly programs

To introduce you closer to our Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions and make your visit more meaningful, various programs are organized in the Gallery during the weekend:

• Fridays at 7 p.m.: lectures and guided tours
• Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.: guided tours

You can find detailed program in Calendar.

Digital Platform for HoloLens 2 Feel the Art

You can enrich your museum experience by using the digital platform for HoloLens 2  Feel the Art. The platform in Serbian and English, with elements of augmented reality allows you a more interesting and different interpretation of works of art exhibited in the Permanent Exhibition of the Gallery of Matica Srpska.

Ask for HoloLens 2 at the GMS Shop.

Indulge in Art

Visit us, play with your thoughts and feelings, re-examine them in contact with artworks and let yourself drift away…

In order to make your stay and experience of art unique, we have prepared a special room within the Permanent Exhibition space of the Gallery of Matica srpska – a room for indulging in Art. Every month, a different artwork which creates a specific atmosphere waits for you. In the synergy of art, sound, space and light, you will have the opportunity to be alone with the artwork and to experience it in your own way.

Read more about a room for indulging in Art.

All information about tickets and prices can be obtained by calling: +381 21 4899 013 or read on our Information page.