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75 Years of the Academy of Music in Belgrade

Belgrade Music Academy, the nowadays Faculty of Music Art was founded 75 years ago, by the decree of the Ministry of Education of the prewar Yugoslavia.

The Faculty of Music Art is the first artistic highschool institution in our milieu, which with its multi-decades work and results represents a real leader in the field of musical creativity, interpretation and education, and a desirable and inspiring artistic partner to many prominent institutions from the whole world.

The guiding thought of the first professors and Faculty’s founders was to form artists and pedagogues who will, through their concert and teaching activities, create a specific artistic consciousness and by it transform and ennoble the wider social community. This artistic process of development is being continued even today with great enthusiasm by new generations of students and professors. A huge progress - artistic music became a structural element of the cultural expression of our milieu, famous art music festivals in our country already celebrate multiple decade jubilees, symphony orchestras, numerous chamber and vocal-instrumental ensembles, as well as almost everyday soloist recitals gather a big part of the population with their high-quality and interesting contents. The universality of the language of music, which is especially being cherished on all educational levels at the Faculty of Music Art - Basic, Master and Doctor’s academic studies, which results in the creative curiosity of the students and professors who freely undertake artistic and scientific researches. By their exceptional personal engagements and permanent following of world innovations professors of the Faculty of Music Art encourage those cognitive processes. In addition, international artistic and scientific successes achieved by professors and students of the Faculty of Music Art are the best reference and strong stimulus for the future.

Artistic realization of the stamps: Boban Savić, М.А, academic painter.

Expert collaboration: Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade.

75 Years of the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade

The Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade was founded in 1937, and in 1973. was renamed the Faculty of Fine Arts. In seventyfive years of its existence, 2.887 students graduated from the Faculty and 1.146 completed post-graduate studies. Since its founding until today, 138 prominent artists from Serbia and wider Balkan region have been teaching at the Faculty.

The Faculty’s founders and first professors, Petar Dobrović, Milo Milunović and Toma Rosandić, were educated abroad (Paris, Vienna, Florence, Munich, Budapest), and used their experience to fashion the Belgrade Academy after similar world institutions of that type. Although the Faculty belongs to more recent institutions of higher learning of this type in Europe, it has acquired a high reputation through its activity. In fact, the Faculty of Fine Arts continues the artistic schooling in Serbia, which acquired an organized form in the second half of the nineteenth century. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Faculty of Fine Arts continues its transformation and keeps the shape of a dynamic and modern educational and art institution.

Artistic realization of the stamps: Boban Savić, МА academic painter.

Expert collaboration: Milutin Dragojlović, Dean, Full Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade.

150 Years of the Gymnasium in Požarevac

Požarevac Grammar School was founded by a decree of Prince Mihailo Obrenović on September 24th 1862. as Požarevac Middle School..

In the following years it has changed names several times:

On foundation it was named Požarevac Middle School. On December 6th 1989. it was renamed Prince Mihailo Grammar School In Požarevac. by a decree. It was made into full grammar school that year. In 1904. it was renamed Grammar School in Požarevac. In 1951/52. it was renamed Higher Grammar School.In 1959. it was renamed Grammar School Grammar School „Jovan Šerbanović“.In 1978. it was transformed into School Centre for Vocational Education „Jovan Šerbanović“. In 1989. it was renamed Grammar School „Jovan Šerbanović“.Since May 22nd 2001. the school has been known as Požarevac Grammar School.

The most important awards:

On occasion of its centenary, in 1962, the school was awarded October Award of Požarevac Municipality.In 1966, by the President of the SFRY, Josip Broz Tito, the school was honoured by a Medal for People’s Merit with a Gold Star.For its contribution to the cultural development in the Republic of Serbia, in 1992, the school was awarded Vuk’s Award.

The most important dates in the rich history of the school:

On September 15th 1890. Student Society Razvitak. It initiated the magazine Naša riznica, followed by a magazine for literature, science and culture Razvitak , which still exists today. During 1895. the Museum of the Grammar School was founded, which served as the kernel for the Požarevac City Museum. During 150 years, our students have achieved great success on all levels of competition in numerous subjects and in their further education.

Today, Požarevac Grammar School cherishes its traditions but also keeps up to date with educational trends. It actively participates in numerous educational and cultural activities which will hopefully become the school’s tradition in the future.