SECRET Sarajevo

When we look at modern athletic tracks today, it is hard to imagine that as early as 1950, Sarajevo already had what was then considered a true luxury—a tartan track. Koševo Stadium, today known as Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, was built in 1947, and just three years later it was equipped with an athletic track made from the most advanced plastic materials available at the time. This innovation positioned Sarajevo at the forefront of sports infrastructure development in the region. Koševo Stadium quickly became one of the most important athletics venues in Yugoslavia. Its track was reconstructed in 1966 for…

At the Planet Sarajevo, one extraordinary artifact captures the elegance, discipline, and emotional power of ballet—the pointe shoes worn by renowned artist Edina Papo during her preparation for the 1981 production of Swan Lake at the National Theater Sarajevo.  For Papo, pointe shoes represent far more than performance equipment. ‘What I lived through as a ballerina—putting on those shoes, rising onto the tips of my toes, and dancing in them—are moments I will never forget. Each one was, for me, the most beautiful thing in the world. That’s why I donated them to Planet Sarajevo—to remain as a memory.’ Her…