The exhibition „Djordje Stanojević – the man who lit up Serbia”

The exhibition „Djordje Stanojević – the man who lit up Serbia” is a contemporary multimedia museum project, inspired by the 160th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding scientist.

Djordje Stanojević was the pioneer of the electrification and industrialization of Serbia, a great benefactor and founder, the author of the first Serbian scientific papers on astrophysics, and author of the first colour photograph in Serbia – „Little Gypsy Boy with violin”.

Thanks to Professor Stanojević’s knowledge of the use of electricity and the advantages of electrification, as well as to his dedication, Belgrade was electrified in 1893.

He also designed the first hydroelectric power plants that implemented the Tesla Polyphase System on the River Djetinja near Užice, on the Vučjanka in Vučje, on the Nišava and other rivers, many of which still operate at present.