The House of Jevrem Grujić in Belgrade, together with partners HAEMUS (Skopje) and Muzetea, is midway through an ambitious project to transform how visitors connect with museum collections — using participatory storytelling, digital tools, and community co-creation.
In October 2025, a two-day hackathon brought together 16 certified museum guides, interpreters, and heritage experts from Belgrade, Požarevac and Kraljevo. Guided by Interpret Europe expert Vasilka Dimitrovska, teams focused on applying digital storytelling and interpretation principles to bring the museum’s collection to life — and to build genuine emotional connections with visitors.
The project continues until the end of 2026 and until now, three out of four planned museum narratives have been completed in Serbian, drawing on authentic family history, personal connections, and the stories held within the house’s salons and portrait collection. These “beta” versions focus on lived experience rather than conventional historical description. The fourth narrative and English translations are in preparation for the next phase.
A workshop with students from the “Radoje Dakić” Mechanical Engineering School in Belgrade reached 11 young participants. Through guided tours, video materials, and personal reflections on living history, students were invited to connect with heritage on their own terms. The insights gathered will directly shape the next phase of the app and storytelling development.
The visual structure of the interactive app has been finalised, using authentic high-resolution photographs from the museum’s salons and portrait collection. The project was presented at the MUZETEA Festival in Novi Sad and Belgrade (November 2025) — one of the leading international museum theatre festivals — where it was officially featured in the programme.
The next phase of the project will deliver remaining youth workshops, and launch the fully tested interactive app for museum visitors.