Updates

4. March 2025.

The roof on the house of the big-hearted Baroness

The Baroness Jović Foundation building, together with the Bečej City Hall, represents the seat of the Bečej municipal administration.

The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments completed conservation and restoration works on the roof and clock tower of the City Hall in 2024, and this year work began on the roof of the Baroness Jović Foundation.

It is a representative one-story building that bears the stylistic features of historicism, which was conditioned by the addition to the slightly older building of the City Hall. The architect insisted on symmetry, academic rigor, and the balance of masses and decorative elements used.

Baroness Eufemija Jović, née Janković (1779-1861), was the wife of Baron Stevan Jović of Siegenberg. Among other properties, she owned a house on the Market Square (today's main city square). Left without direct heirs, the Baroness bequeathed most of her property to the Serbian Orthodox Municipality of Staro Bečej in 1861. Her idea was to use the inheritance for the education of poor children.

The Church Municipality decided to demolish the old house on the square in 1983 and erect a new building on the same site, which is still known today as the Baroness Jović Foundation. The project was entrusted to architect Vladimir Nikolić.

The construction was completed in 1904. years. When the building was extended in 1928, architect Momčilo Tapavica was hired. The foundation is located within the spatial cultural and historical entity "Old Town of Bečej - Trg Pogača", which is categorized as a cultural asset of great importance.
Photography: Maria Erdelji

14. March 2025.

“I’m black, but I’m beautiful” (Song of Songs)

One of the rare copies of the statue of the Black Virgin Mary is located in the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary in Apatin, which, as a cultural asset, is under the jurisdiction […]

10. March 2025.

Connecting century to century

Architect Slobodan Jovanović (1937-2011) was employed at the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments from 1965 to 1977. years. […]

4. March 2025.

The roof on the house of the big-hearted Baroness

24. February 2025.

Cultural property of great importance

The Serbian Orthodox Church in Ratkovo, dedicated to Saint Warrior George, was established back in 1950 for […]

19. February 2025.

Agreement with the Diocese of Pakrac and Slavonia

The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Petrovaradin signed an Agreement on Business and Technical Cooperation for the Preservation of […]

13. February 2025.

Found in Novi Sad

The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, in the period from February 19, 2024 to March 6, 2024, carried out protective archaeological research in Novi Sad, west of the church gate […]

11. February 2025.

4th century potter

At the archaeological site in Zmajevo in Bačka, during protective archaeological research in 2023, a settlement from the 4th century AD was discovered. In one of the dug pits, which was used to store food, a […]

4. February 2025.

Exceptional Importance

We have already written about the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Čakovo, which has been designated as a cultural asset of exceptional importance. The iconostasis of this cultural monument was destroyed by fire in 2005, and the Institute’s conservators have been working on it since 2022 […]

31. January 2025.

Artisans from the Shadows

The Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Petrovaradin has a complete workshop for working on art objects on a wooden support, and it employs shadow craftsmen. The work of carpenters who deal with the conservation and restoration of cultural property is extremely delicate and complex, and the sophistication of their tasks is also expressed in […]

27. January 2025.

This is the oldest house in Bački Petrovac.

The building is an example of folk architecture from the beginning of the Slovak settlement in Bački Petrovac, and its original owner was a poor peasant Pažo Kočiš. It was built of rammed clay, partially dug into the ground, with a roof covered with reeds. Today, this building is equipped as an ethno house, and in addition to the original building […]

23. January 2025.

Castle of Sečen

Built in 1795 as a noble residence for the Szécsen family by Count Karol Szécsen, this castle is one of the few preserved in almost its original form. Stylistically, it is a mixture of Baroque and Classical architecture. It has a simple rectangular base, with a symmetrically organized street facade that is emphasized by a terrace with a wrought iron fence, side arched facades and a rear, decoratively emphasized […]

20. January 2025.

A Marvel in Savino Selo

In Savino Selo, on the territory of the Municipality of Vrbas, on Marshal Tito Street, there is a villa, or rather the building of the village clinic, an exceptional example of Art Nouveau architecture from the beginning of the 20th century. With its preserved facades in their full decorativeness made up of geometric and stylized floral ornaments, its preserved internal layout and materialization, it exudes a solemn and magnificent appearance, which today […]

16. January 2025.

XXXVIII edition of Materials for the study of cultural monuments

New edition of Materials for the Study of Cultural Monuments No. XXXVII came out of print at the end of December 2024. years. The inspiration for the covers comes from Bojan Kojičić’s work “A Contribution to the Biography of Engineer Franc Pelzl and His Projects in Veliki Bečkerek (Zrenjanin)” and they depict […]

7. January 2025.

Šumanović back in the Institute

Based on the Agreement between the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Petrovaradin and the “Sava Šumanović” Picture Gallery from Šid, complete conservation and restoration works were carried out on […]

4. January 2025.

In Cassina

Conservators from the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Petrovaradin carried out conservation and restoration work on the painting “In Kasina” by Milan Konjović. The work included complete treatment of the face and back of the painting, as well as the replacement of the supporting frame. By agreement between the Institute and […]

19. December 2024.

Opening of the exhibition of the project “Do something for heritage”

On December 18th at 12:00, the exhibition of the project “Do something for heritage” was opened at the Nikola Tesla High School and Vocational School, Apatin. The project was implemented by the PZZZSK, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Nikola Tesla High School and Vocational School from Apatin and the Veljko Petrović High School from Sombor. “With this project, we tried to encourage young people to, with the support […]

13. December 2024.

Restored icon of Saint Nicholas from the collection of the Diocese of Pakrac and Slavonia of the Serbian Orthodox Church

During 2024, the Institute continued the implementation of the project of Conservation and Restoration of the Collection of Icons and Iconostasis of the Diocese of Pakrac and Slavonia of the Serbian Orthodox Church, within which the icon of Saint Nicholas, a work of exceptional importance, by the famous painter Arsenije Teodorović, was restored. The icon dates back to 1800 from the iconostasis […]

9. December 2024.

Visit to the conservation and restoration works of the collection from the depot of the Bishop’s Palace in Pakrac

Acting Director of the Provincial Institute, Dr. Vladimir Kubet visited the conservation and restoration works on the icon of St. Nicholas from the parish church of St. Elijah and the beginning of works on the iconostasis cross – the Crucifixion of Christ from the parish church of Orahovica. During the month of December, part of the conservators of the Provincial Institute are on site […]

6. December 2024.

Visit to the Orahovica Monastery

One of the most important Serbian Orthodox shrines is the Orahovica Monastery with a church dedicated to St. Nicholas. The monastery dates back to the 16th century and is located in Slavonia, on the slopes of the Papuk and Krndije mountains, nestled deep in the forest. The Acting Director of the Provincial Institute, Dr. Vladimir Kubet, visited the team of conservators […]

5. December 2024.

Apatin Windows

Part of the “Do Something for Heritage” project were workshops where students learned about the approach, study, and restoration of architectural heritage through active participation in the application of restoration methods – restoration and conservation of an original window removed from the Town Hall in Apatin. For the purposes of the project […]

3. December 2024.

A meeting of the Honorary Committee for the 180th Anniversary was held. anniversary of the Serbian Reading Room “Laza Kostić”

Honorary Committee for the 180th Anniversary anniversary of the founding of the Serbian Reading Room “Laza Kostić” in Sombor, held a session yesterday dedicated to planning events to mark this significant anniversary. During the session, it was determined […]

28. November 2024.

Proposal for protection

In Svetozar Miletić, once a noble German village in Bunjevac, a calvary was formed very early next to the church as a place of worship. As one of the architectural symbols of the village of Svetozar Miletić (formerly Lemeš Miletića), this calvary with stations and a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, which is […]

26. November 2024.

Protection measures for facilities in Apatin

During the revision of data from the Study of the Protection of Cultural Property “Center of Apatin”, conservators of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments conducted a field tour of the street sections covered by the Study in question. The spatial cultural and historical entity “Center of Apatin” was determined […]

23. November 2024.

High school students at work

In the workshop of the Nikola Tesla High School and Vocational School in Apatin, the Institute began the second activity within the project “Do Something for Heritage”. Third-grade students, majoring in Architectural Technician, made arrangements with our conservators and made preparations […]

22. November 2024.

Church of the Transfer of the Relics of St. Nicholas in Kać

Conservators of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Petrovaradin and Acting Director Dr. Vladimir Kubet, together with the clergy of the Diocese of Bačka, visited the Church of the Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas in Kać today. The focus of the visit was to determine the current state of the interior […]

17. April 2024.

Completion of the renovation of the Patriarchal Palace in Sremski Karlovci

In Sremski Karlovci, the renovation of the facade of the Patriarchal Palace has been completed, a monumental work by architect Vladimir Nikolić built in the period 1892 – 1895, which, along with the Cathedral Church, dominates the central city square. During the four years of renovation of nearly 5,000 square meters of richly decorated facades, […]

22. December 2023.

ON THE BANK OF THE DANUBE – A MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT

Archaeologists from the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Petrovaradin, conducted archaeological excavations at the Stražilovo Brickworks site, with the aim of researching and documenting archaeological finds in the area planned for the expansion of clay excavation. On the banks of the Danube, on a flat plateau, the peripheral parts of a settlement […]

21. December 2023.

Outsider

When the celebrated and controversial painter Ilija Bašičević Bosilj (1895 – 1972) donated a collection of his paintings, two hundred and eighty-seven to be exact, and about fifty paintings by other naive artists from the country and the world, to his hometown of Šid, in 1970. In 2011, the Museum of Naive Art “Ilianum” was […]

21. December 2023.

PROTECTIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS ON THE NOVI SAD – SUBOTICA HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY ROUTE

The archaeological team of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments carried out protective archaeological excavations at 8 archaeological sites in the municipality of Vrbas, threatened by the construction of the Novi Sad – Subotica high-speed railway, in the period from December 2022 to September 2023. The total length of all sites was […]

19. December 2023.

Conservators of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments

Conservators of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, Petrovaradin have been cooperating with the “Sava Šumanović” Picture Gallery in Šid since its founding in 1952. years. End of August 2023. The Institute’s experts worked on the conservation and restoration of six of Šumanović’s paintings from different periods of his work, all six […]

19. December 2023.

Church of St. Dimitrija in Dalj

Church of St. Dimitrija in Dalj, which dates back to the late 18th century. It stood intact until World War II, when it suffered the most extensive damage. One of the main topics of discussion, when it comes to the Dalj church, is the problem of the authenticity of the arrangement of icons on the […]

15. December 2023.

Conservation and restoration works on the Bogdan Dunđerski Chapel in the Fantast Castle complex

BOGDAN DUNĐERSKI AND UROS PREDIC The Bogdan Dunđerski Chapel is located within the Fantast Castle complex. In 1920, Bogdan received permission from the administrator of the Karlovac Metropolis, Dr. Georgije Letić, to build an Orthodox chapel in the neo-Byzantine style next to the castle. He hired Josip Kraus as the builder, and entrusted the creation […]

15. December 2023.

SRBOBRAN MUNICIPALITY IN A NEW LOOK

The Srbobran Municipal Assembly Building, or the Town Hall, as it was once called, is a building that defines the very center of Srbobran and also represents the most beautiful and most representative secular building. The building, according to Prof. Subić, built in 1874. for the purpose it still has today: to be the administrative […]