Adligat
{{Short description|Serbian civil society organization, running a library and museums}}
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Adligat is a civil society organization which operates in the area of culture, arts and furthering the international cooperation of Serbia and the rest of the world.{{Cite web|url=http://www.diplomacyandcommerce.rs/inception-of-the-serbia-malaysia-friendship-club/|title=INCEPTION OF THE SERBIA-MALAYSIA FRIENDSHIP CLUB|website=Diplomacy&Commerce|date=24 April 2019 |access-date=2019-08-27}}
Based in Belgrade,{{Cite web|url=http://www.presslider.rs/porodicna-biblioteka-pretvorena-u-muzej-knjige/|title=Porodična biblioteka pretvorena u muzej knjige|date=2016-07-24|website=PressLider.rs|language=sr-RS|access-date=2019-08-27}} It operates one of the largest privately owned libraries in the Balkans with more than 1 million titles,{{Cite web|url=http://www.laguna.rs/laguna-bukmarker-laguna-collection-prolece/laguna-bukmarker-van-turisticke-rute-milion-knjiga-pod-jednim-krovom-unos-10297.html|title=Van turističke rute: milion knjiga pod jednim krovom {{!}} Laguna|website=www.laguna.rs|language=sr|access-date=2019-08-27}} as well as the Museum of Book and Travel and the Museum of Serbian literature.
History
The core of the organization is the personal library of Lazić family, which was founded in 1882 in Vojvodina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adligat.rs/index.php/organizacija/u-nekoliko-reci|title=Адлигат - У неколико речи|website=www.adligat.rs|access-date=2019-08-27}} The Lazić library and the whole Adligat are run by the writer and world traveller Viktor Lazić who is the ninth generation{{Cite web|url=https://www.turistickisvet.com/vesti/turizam/svetski-muzeji-na-obodu-beograda.html|title=Svetski muzeji na obodu Beograda|website=TURISTICKI SVET|language=sr|access-date=2019-08-27}} of the family to manage the library as well as the board of the organization.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/kultura/vesti/kako-je-jedna-srpska-porodica-250-godina-skupljala-najvrednije-knjige-sveta/pvsbkm0|title=Kako je jedna srpska porodica 250 godina skupljala NAJVREDNIJE KNJIGE SVETA|last=Kovačević|first=Miona|website=Blic.rs|date=2 September 2017 |language=sr|access-date=2019-08-27}}
A number of academics and scholars are part of Adligat, including Vladeta Jerotić, Miodrag Pavlović, Filip David, Ljubivoje Ršumović, Ljubomir Simović, Emir Kusturica, Milovan Danojlić, Matija Bećković and others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adligat.rs/index.php/lat/|title=Adligat - U nekoliko reči|website=www.adligat.rs|access-date=2019-08-27}}
The two museum hold a number of valuable artefacts, including the letters of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla,{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/science/2-letters-by-nikola-tesla-surface-in-serbia|title=2 letters by Nikola Tesla surface in Serbia|date=2019-03-28|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}} personal belongings of Serbian kings, the actor Pavle Vuisić,{{Cite web|url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/pavle-vuisics-legacy-exhibited-at-adligat/|title=Pavle Vuisic's legacy exhibited at Adligat|date=2019-07-17|website=Serbian Monitor|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/kultura/vesti.php?yyyy=2019&mm=07&dd=16&nav_category=1864&nav_id=1567040|title=Nedelja Pavla Vujisića u Udruženju Adligat|website=B92.net|language=sr-Latn-RS|access-date=2019-08-27}} writer Miloš Crnjanski, Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić,{{Cite web|url=https://pricesadusom.com/knjiga-od-pirinca-ivo-andric-na-kineskom-i-ostali-rariteti-viktorovog-muzeja/|title=RARITETI Viktorovog muzeja: Knjiga od pirinča i Ivo Andrić NA KINESKOM|date=2016-01-04|website=Priče sa dušom|language=sr-RS|access-date=2019-08-27}} voivode Živojin Mišić,{{Cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/kultura.71.html:724059-%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%9B%D0%B0-%D0%9C%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%92%D0%B5%D0%B3|title=Riznica Ilića Mlađeg|website=www.novosti.rs|language=sr-Latn|access-date=2019-08-27}} poet Vojislav Ilić,{{Cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/kultura.71.html:724059-%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%9B%D0%B0-%D0%9C%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%92%D0%B5%D0%B3|title=Riznica Ilića Mlađeg|website=www.novosti.rs|language=sr-Latn|access-date=2019-08-27}} painter Uroš Predić, more than 120.000 stamps,{{Cite web|url=http://www.adligat-serbia.com/library-collections.html|title=Library collections - Adligat-serbia|website=www.adligat-serbia.com|access-date=2019-08-27}} 3000 coins and banknotes, a vast collection of rare books and numerous other possessions.{{Cite web|url=https://renegadeinc.com/belgrade-a-surprising-safe-haven-for-books/|title=Belgrade: A Surprising Safe Haven for Books|date=2016-10-12|website=Renegade Inc|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-27}}
Gallery
File:A collection of medieval Ethiopian books, Adligat, Belgrade.jpg|A collection of medieval Ethiopian books, Adligat, Belgrade
File:A collection of luxurious Qurans and other holy books, Adligat, Belgrade.jpg|A collection of luxurious Qurans and other holy books
File:Rare books and artifacts, Adligat, Belgrade.jpg|Various books and artifacts
File:A collection of miniature books, Adligat, Belgrade.jpg|A collection of miniature books
File:A letter by Nikola Tesla, Adligat, Belgrade.jpg|A letter by Nikola Tesla
References
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External links
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- {{cite web|title=Adligat - the official web presentation|url=http://www.adligat-serbia.com/|website=Adligat-Serbia|access-date=August 27, 2019}}
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