Who? National Committee ICOMOS Serbia, Museum of Yugoslav History
What? Conservation and Presentation of the Falcon’s Buildings in Serbia. The celebration of the International Day on Monuments and Sites will be focused on the specific type of heritage, the sports’ facilities constructed mainly during the first half of the 20th century. Those were the so called Falcons’ Buildings, named after the Sokol (the falcon) association, aimed to promote gymnastic physical exercises and moral values among Slavic nations. On April 18th the participants of the celebration will have a guided tour through the exhibition “To Be a Falcon Is to Be a Yugoslav” in the Museum of Yugoslav History. After that, a Round Table will be held on the topic “Architecture of the Falcons’ Buildings – Conservation and Presentation”. These buildings are characterized by very representative architecture and some of them are still in their original function, although the concept of sport has quite evolved.
When? April 18, 2016
Where? Serbia, Belgrade, Botićeva Str. No 6, Museum of Yugoslav History
Official contact: icomos.serbia[at]gmail.com
Official website: http://icomos-serbia.com/index-e.html
http://www.mij.rs/en/exhibitions/368/to-be-a-falcon-is-to-be-a-yugoslav.html
