Multimedia event “Mileva: Decoding”

“Mileva: Decoding” is a multimedia event that Novi Sad, as a UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, dedicates to the 150th anniversary of Mileva Marić’s birth. The programme offers a deeper interpretation of Mileva’s personality and highlights her global significance in a contemporary context.

The multimedia event will open on 20 December at 7:30 p.m. and 21 December at 9 p.m. in Čeličana, one of the restored industrial heritage spaces within Distrikt and one of the largest venues for contemporary artistic practices in Serbia—an obligation Novi Sad assumed as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

The multimedia event “Mileva: Decoding” will include several distinct programmes within Čeličana:

Programme

20 December

Exhibition “Thresholds” / 7.30 p.m.
Dance performance “Theory of Reality”/ 7.30 p.m.
Multimedia installation “Decoding Silence”/ 7.30 p.m.

21 December

Expert panel “Women in Media Arts”/ 5 p.m.
Exhibition “Thresholds”/ 9 p.m.
Dance performance “Theory of Reality” / 9 p.m.
Multimedia installation “Decoding Silence”/ 9 p.m.

22 December

Exhibition “Thresholds”/ 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Expert panel “Women in Science”/ 5 p.m.

For the first time, such a large number of authors and collaborators from various fields are jointly creating a multimedia programme dedicated to Mileva Marić. More than one hundred participants—visual artists, musicians, architects, composers, scientists, professors, psychologists, philosophers, historians, dancers, and experts in cultural and creative industries—from eight countries (Sweden, Austria, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia) will, through four programme units and contemporary artistic expressions, present the full complexity of Mileva’s personality and life journey.

Author of the exhibition “Thresholds”/ artistic curator of the entire event: Dr. Monika Bilbija

Author of the multimedia installation “Mileva Decoding Silence”: Tijana Jevrić

Sound designer for the entire event: Miloš Martinov – Lag Lighting designer for the entire event: Anđelko Popić

Creation of video projections and animations for the multimedia installation “Mileva Decoding Silence”: Dejan Stojkov

Mapping of the multimedia exhibition “Mileva Decoding Silence”: Djordje Popovic

Creation of video content for the exhibition “Thresholds”: Marko Bilbija

 

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Date

20. Dec 2025.

Location

Čeličana
5 Despot Stefan Boulevard, Novi Sad
Website
https://visitdistrikt.rs/

This building was once part of the Braća Kramer factory, which produced steel knit fabrics, steel mill meshes and other metal products. Today, the District is enriched by this preserved site whose interior carefully keeps the memory of its original purpose alive, while aspiring to become the largest new media gallery in the region. The building was officially opened on 20 December 2025 with the multimedia event “Mileva: Decoding”.

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