International Center for Children and Youth

International Center for Children and Youth
Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu
International Center for Children and Youth
Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Construction
Opened 1961 (1961)
Renovated 1997 (1997)
Expanded 2001 (2001)

The International Center for Children and Youth (Bosnian: Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu / Међународни центар за дјецу и омладину) is a cultural and arts center located in the Novo Sarajevo municipality, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2] It was constructed in 1961 and was originally named the Vaso Pelagić Cultural Center after Vasa Pelagić, the 19th century Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and a proponent of utopian socialism.[3] The center was heavily devastated during the Bosnian war and was subsequently renovated in 1997. In 2001 the center was expanded, rebranded and reestablished as the International Center for Children and Youth.[4][5][6]

History

After the Second World War the Yugoslav communist authorities started a massive infrastructural programme with the goal of promoting arts and culture. One of the programme's major focal points was the establishment of grass root cultural centers in every municipality which would host film screenings, cultural and folklore groups, literary nights, small theatre productions and so on.

In 1961 the authorities established such a center in the Grbavica neighbourhood of the Novo Sarajevo municipality. At the time, it was the largest municipality-run cultural center in Sarajevo and was named after Vasa Pelagić.[7] With the start of the Bosnian war and the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992, the center found itself in Serb controlled territory and was severely devastated. In 1997 it was renovated and further expanded in 2001 when it was reestablished under a new name - the International Center for Children and Youth.[8]

Today, the center hosts daily workshops, exhibitions, theatre productions and sport activities. Furthermore, it is a venue for a handful of annual festivals that are held in the city, including Juventafest, FEDU and Beton Fest.[9] It has hosted numerous concerts.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "About us". official website.
  2. ↑ "Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Novo Sarajevo". sarajevo.travel.
  3. ↑ "History". official website.
  4. ↑ "U JU "Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Novo Sarajevo"". novosarajevo.ba.
  5. ↑ "Oznaka: Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Novo Sarajevo". sarajevo.co.ba.
  6. ↑ "JU Medjunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Sarajevo". akta.ba.
  7. ↑ "History". official website.
  8. ↑ "About us". official website.
  9. ↑ "Muzika nije u notama, već u tišini između njih". oslobodjenje.
  10. ↑ "Oznaka: Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Novo Sarajevo". sarajevo.co.ba.

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