TREASURY OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH – Sremski Karlovci

The Treasury of the Serbian Orthodox Church is housed in the former Patriarchal—today Metropolitan—Palace, a notable building constructed in 1894 according to the designs of Vladimir Nikolić (1857–1922). The treasury’s collection includes icons and other liturgical and artistic objects, primarily originating from churches and monasteries in Croatia—Dalmatia, Slavonia, Osijek-Polje, and Baranja—as well as from the Srem Diocese. Many of the displayed church treasures were rescued from war-affected areas (1991–1995) and conserved at the Republic and Provincial Institutes for Cultural Protection, the National Museum, and the Matica Srpska Gallery.

The chronologically arranged exhibition features icons of the so-called Italo-Cretan school from the late 16th century, while representative palace halls display parts of iconostases from churches and chapels in Dalj (1760) by painter Dimitrije Bačević, Vukovar (1776) by Vasa Ostojić, Velika Bastaja (1785) by Mojsije Subotić, Lisičina (circa 1820), and others. The treasury also contains numerous portraits of church dignitaries. Display cases present selected items—discos, patens, spoons, panagias—mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries and originating in the Srem Diocese.

Among old Serbian liturgical books, notable works include Božidar Vuković’s “Oktoih” (1537) and the “Belgrade Tetraevangelion” (1552), alongside several liturgical books from Russia (16th–19th centuries).

Working hours: 9 AM – 1 PM on working days, 9 AM  – 12 PM on Saturdays.