{"id":210033,"date":"2026-05-15T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210033"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:45:57","slug":"celebration-at-the-national-gallery-of-canada-exhibition-marks-the-170th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-nikola-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/celebration-at-the-national-gallery-of-canada-exhibition-marks-the-170th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-nikola-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"CELEBRATION AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA: Exhibition marks the 170th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Canada with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, a ceremony was held at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa to mark two significant anniversaries \u2014 85 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Canada and 170 years since the birth of Nikola Tesla.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program of the ceremony, titled &#8220;Inexhaustible Light&#8221;, was dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, scientific, and innovative heritage of the Republic of Serbia, with a special focus on the life and work of Nikola Tesla. Within the exhibition space, archival material dedicated to the jubilee of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Canada was also presented, testifying to the long-standing friendship, cooperation, and historical ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceremony was opened with the singing of the national anthems of the Republic of Serbia and Canada, performed by the choir of the Church of the Holy Archdeacon Stefan from Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attendees were addressed by the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Canada, Stefan Toma\u0161evi\u0107, the Director General for the Arctic, Eurasia, and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Gallit Dobner, as well as the Artistic Director of the National Gallery of Canada, Serge Belet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sgZcmS7ZEu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-were-all-wrong-former-american-ambassador-admitted-that-the-nato-bombing-of-serbia-was-a-bad-outcome-based-on-false-assessments\/\">&#8220;WE WERE ALL WRONG&#8221;: Former American ambassador admitted that the NATO bombing of Serbia was a bad outcome based on false assessments!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;WE WERE ALL WRONG&#8221;: Former American ambassador admitted that the NATO bombing of Serbia was a bad outcome based on false assessments!&#8221; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info EN\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-were-all-wrong-former-american-ambassador-admitted-that-the-nato-bombing-of-serbia-was-a-bad-outcome-based-on-false-assessments\/embed\/#?secret=edikrWMsf9#?secret=sgZcmS7ZEu\" data-secret=\"sgZcmS7ZEu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In cooperation with the Nikola Tesla Museum from Belgrade, a documentary film about the great Serbian scientist was shown, while the installations and reproductions of Tesla&#8217;s patents and inventions attracted special attention from the guests. These were provided by Veroslav \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107 (&#8220;Tesla Coil \u2013 Plasma Ball&#8221;, Nikola Tesla Education Corporation), Dragan Ra\u010di\u0107 (&#8220;Tesla&#8217;s Egg&#8221;, Tesla Energy Institute Proposal), as well as Borislav \u017divkovi\u0107, the founder and director of the long-running Tesla Festival in Niagara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cultural and artistic program was completed by the performance of the Gusle Association &#8220;Filip Vi\u0161nji\u0107&#8221; from Kitchener, featuring a gusle performance by Dragan Vladi\u010di\u0107, an exhibition of works by Marina Gavanski Zisis, Ljubomir Ivankovi\u0107, and Miodrag Do\u0161lo, as well as a clothing review inspired by Tesla&#8217;s creativity and the history of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Canada, created based on the motifs of the academic painter M. Gavanski Zisis. 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