As part of the European Heritage Days and on the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the opening of the first Belgrade Fair, the Memorial Center Staro Sajmište is organizing a public tour dedicated to one of the most significant and fascinating spaces in Belgrade's history.
Do you know whose model the first Belgrade Fair was built on?
Which sport first got its field right at the Fair?
Where was the first television broadcast realized in Yugoslavia?
What was the most unusual attraction at the Fair – the precursor to today's bungee jumping?
Where was the first fashion show held in Belgrade?
Where did elevators first appear in the capital?
How did the largest Nazi concentration camp in occupied Serbia come to be at the Fair?
And what happened to the pavilions after World War II?
On this tour, you will hear answers to these and many other questions, through a story about architecture, technology, culture, fashion, sports, and the dark pages of history.
You can send your applications for the tour to: poseta@memorijanicentar.rs