Students of the first grade specialized history and geography class of the IX Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović Alas", accompanied by Professor Đorđe Mamula, visited the Historical Archives of Belgrade on Thursday, October 23, 2025 and learned more about this cultural institution.
Archivist Marko Perić introduced the students to the historical background, importance and activities of the City Archives. The visitors also learned how to research valuable archival materials preserved in the archives, which can help them in their future work.
Archivist Marko Perić introduced the students to the historical background, importance and activities of the City Archives. The visitors also learned how to research valuable archival materials preserved in the archives, which can help them in their future work.
Special attention was paid to fake historical documents that are increasingly appearing on the internet using generative artificial intelligence. The students were also shown the databases of the Historical Archives of Belgrade.
Dragana Mitrašinović, senior archivist, gave a lecture on researching original archival materials using the example of a Belgrade family that lived in Belgrade in the interwar period and tragically perished during World War II. The students were shown reproductions of the registration forms of the XIV Belgrade Gymnasium, the certificates of permanent residence of Belgrade and Zemun citizens, the Special Police files, and the books of the Banjca concentration camp.
This visit was ended by a workshop in which each student was given the opportunity to read one archival document and briefly describe it. Interested students were also able to visit Archives' repository.