culture
January 22, 2026
Уметност као сирак тужни
Ниш – Када би културу и уметност могли да посматрамо као два одвојена тела, онда би тако раздвојене ако ништа, бар једна другој могле да праве друштво. Овако пошто је то једно биће, остаје горак укус да оно остаје само и усамљено. Да ли као онај Његошев „сирак тужни без иђе икога” или нешто слично томе, али у смутном и по много чему лажном 21. веку јасно се намеће чињеница – да уметности (култури) недостаје шира публика.
TL;DR
- A 2025 study in Niš found only 23% of citizens attended a cultural event, and 11% attended two or more.
- Approximately 200,000 out of 260,000 residents in Niš had minimal or no engagement with culture.
- The National Theatre in Niš was visited by 9% of citizens, and the Puppet Theatre by 5%.
- Dr. Kristina Despotović, leading the study, stated that true art does not attract large audiences.
- While Serbian theaters had over 1 million visits in 2025, this number represents visits, not unique visitors, due to dedicated patrons.
- Niš allocated 1.6 billion dinars for culture in 2026, its largest budget for the sector in the 21st century.
- The National Museum in Niš had a record 114,543 visitors in 2025, though many visits were part of excursions and tours.
- In 2025, 17% of Niš residents bought a book, and 38% read at least one.
- Similar low engagement is observed in Europe: 14% of French visited theaters, and about 23% of Germans bought a book in 2025.
- Despotović described the low cultural engagement as a civilizational problem, characterizing the era as one of 'uncultured' people.
- Media coverage of culture is limited, with less than 15% of total media space dedicated to it on a European level.
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