The joint journey formed the core of the PATINA project. Alongside the organizers Jelica Jovanović, Naomi Rado, and Mathias Weinfurter, participants from the fields of architecture, visual arts, design, journalism, and political education took part. At selected memorial sites, the group met with experts from a wide range of disciplines, including the architectural historian Vladimir Kulić, the conservator Aleksandra Šević, the conservator Ivana Cvetković, the historian Vladan Vukliš, the art historian Ana Kršinić Lozica, the artist Ana Miljački, as well as many others. In several memorial museums, the participants were also introduced to the respective histories by local tour guides.
The journey began on June 16, 2025, in Belgrade, where several memorial sites were visited immediately. On June 17, a panel discussion was held at the Museum of Yugoslavia with the archaeologist Andrew Lawler, the architectural historian Vladana Putnik Prica, and the curator Ana Panić, before the group left Belgrade by bus heading south. This was followed by visits to memorial sites and museums in Kragujevac, Niš, and Kruševac.
The journey continued in Sutjeska National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the group visited the memorial complex, the Spomen Dom, and the historical museum. In front of the associated Hotel Mladost, the group encountered the 98-year-old former partisan Ivo Karamatić.
The route then led via Mostar and continued north through Banja Luka and Kozara National Park to Jasenovac in Croatia. The final leg took the group back to Belgrade via Vukovar, where the program concluded with another visit to the Museum of Yugoslavia.
Accommodation was provided in local hotels. A particularly strong impression was left by the Hotel Omorika in Kremna, Serbia: its originally preserved architecture conveyed the feeling of a journey through time.











The joint journey formed the core of the PATINA project. Alongside the organizers Jelica Jovanović, Naomi Rado, and Mathias Weinfurter, participants from the fields of architecture, visual arts, design, journalism, and political education took part. At selected memorial sites, the group met with experts from a wide range of disciplines, including the architectural historian Vladimir Kulić, the conservator Aleksandra Šević, the conservator Ivana Cvetković, the historian Vladan Vukliš, the art historian Ana Kršinić Lozica, the artist Ana Miljački, as well as many others. In several memorial museums, the participants were also introduced to the respective histories by local tour guides.
The journey began on June 16, 2025, in Belgrade, where several memorial sites were visited immediately. On June 17, a panel discussion was held at the Museum of Yugoslavia with the archaeologist Andrew Lawler, the architectural historian Vladana Putnik Prica, and the curator Ana Panić, before the group left Belgrade by bus heading south. This was followed by visits to memorial sites and museums in Kragujevac, Niš, and Kruševac.
The journey continued in Sutjeska National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the group visited the memorial complex, the Spomen Dom, and the historical museum. In front of the associated Hotel Mladost, the group encountered the 98-year-old former partisan Ivo Karamatić.
The route then led via Mostar and continued north through Banja Luka and Kozara National Park to Jasenovac in Croatia. The final leg took the group back to Belgrade via Vukovar, where the program concluded with another visit to the Museum of Yugoslavia.
Accommodation was provided in local hotels. A particularly strong impression was left by the Hotel Omorika in Kremna, Serbia: its originally preserved architecture conveyed the feeling of a journey through time.










