Culture of Kikinda

1839. The building was at first the city curia and the seat of the District of VelikaKikinda until its abolishment in 1876. In 1946, the National Museum of Kikinda and the City Archive  were founded and housed in the building. The Museum boasts of numerous artifacts which are displayed in its four sections: archeological, historical, ethnological and naturalist. As of recently, it also possesses a mammoth skeleton which was excavated on the premises of the "TozaMarković" brick factory in 1996.

The Jovan Popović National Library was founded in 1845 as ČitaonicaSrbska (Serbian Reading Room). It was renamed in 1952 to Jovan Popović in honor of a prominent poet from Kikinda. Besides serving its primary function of loaning books, the library also organizes literary meetings, book promotions, seminars, lectures, exhibitions, and has published several works.

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