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The Dommuseum, in cooperation with Matica Srpska, the oldest cultural and scientific institution of Serbia, and the collaboration of the ecumenical foundation Pro Oriente
under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Serbia Boris
Tadić, and the President of the Republic of Austria Heinz Fischer, on
the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Municipality in Vienna, presents Serbia's rich cultural heritage of the past twelve centuries.
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It
is generally considered that the nature and direction of the
development of Serbian culture was determined long ago by the medieval
educator and founder of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church,
Rastko Nemanjić, St. Sava (1175–1235), who saw Serbia, in his speeches
and writings, as a bridge connecting the eastern and western parts of
the world. During a period that lasted for many centuries and under the
influence of Byzantium, Turkey, Russia and countries of Central and
Western Europe, a specific culture originated representing the bond
between the East and the West. This culture, however, does not
represent a mere combination of the different foreign traditions, but a
new culture of great spiritual value as recognized specially through
Serbian Orthodoxy (Svetosavlje), the Serbian architectural
style, an unique Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, rich literature, a
distinctive philosophy of life within which elements of eastern
collectivism and western individualism interlace, a rich history of
endowments, significant contribution to science and fine arts.
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In five rooms of the Dommuseum are presented five eras:
1. Serbian medieval art from the 10th to the 15th century
2. Serbian Art from the 16th to the 17th century
3. Serbian art in the 18th century
4. Serbian art in the 19th century
5. Serbian cultural heritage at the crossroads between the 20th and the 21st centuries
The
exhibits are of great historical and artistic value and together with
multimedia presentations reflect the permeation of the East and the
West in Serbian tradition and culture.
From
the permanent exhibitions and collections of the National Museum in
Belgrade, the Matica Srpska Gallery in Novi Sad, the Matica Srpska
Library in Novi Sad, the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts in Belgrade, the Serbian Orthodox Church Museum in Belgrade, the
Belgrade City Museum and the Serbian Historical Museum, have singled
out items presenting fresco art and icons from the most significant
medieval Serbian monasteries built under the influence of Byzantine
culture, art of the baroque era, as turning points in the approach
towards and acceptance of the Western European cultural model, and
finally, the rebuilding of social institutions, following the
emancipation from the centuries-long Turkish domination. The exhibition
presents renowned personalities from Serbian history that have given a
significant contribution to humanity in the fields of culture and
science. The following portraits are presented in the exhibition:
Mihailo Pupin, world renowned scientist and professor at Columbia
University in New York; Nikola Tesla, one of the most deserving
inventors in the field of electrical engineering in the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries; Milutin Milanković, founder of theory of cyclical
climatic changes; Ivo Andrić, Noble Laureate for literature in 1961.
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