Alternativni centar za devojke invites you to visit the “Public History Festival – Why Do We Still Need History?”
This event is one way to explore our collective memory through different formats, and to gain insight into how specific events from the past have shaped our everyday lives and our understanding of the social context we live in.
Festival Program
📅 May 22
18:00 – Opening of the festival and exhibition
The exhibition consists of three segments:
Women of the Kruševac region in the socialist revolution and World War II
Memorialization of women’s roles in the National Liberation Struggle (NOB), through the example of street renaming in Kruševac
Messengers of Peace
The exhibition brings together local memory culture about women who perished in the NOB and memories of the 1990s, presented through the lens of local press.
It will be open until May 28 at AKC Gnezdo, daily from 4 PM to 7 PM.
18:30 – Panel discussion: “History of Women’s Organizing”
Panelists:
Marijana Stojčić (Center for Applied History)
Snežana Jakovljević (Women’s Association Peščanik)
Anita Pantelić (Alternative Center for Girls)
Moderator:
Andrijana Kocić (Alternative Center for Girls)
Location: AKC Gnezdo
📅 May 23
11:00 – 17:00 Public guided tour: “Paths of the Struggle for Freedom”
Visits to locations around Kruševac—Jastrebac, Lomnica, and Slobodište—important for discussing the legacy of World War II and the events of the 1990s.
Departure: Kosturnica Square at 11:00 AM
⚠️ Registration required due to limited capacity (via email or Facebook inbox, at least 24h in advance)
📅 May 26
18:00 – Play “Shelters of Slobodište”
Performed by the drama section of OŠ Sveti Sava
Inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank
Mentor: Sandra Maksimović
Location: AKC Gnezdo
The organizers will ensure all prescribed epidemiological measures are respected.
The festival is organized in cooperation with the Center for Applied History, with support from the Open Society Foundation Serbia.
