The Matica srpska or Матица српска is the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia.

The Matica srpska (lit. "Serbian matrix", meaning "parent body of the Serbs") was founded in 1826 in Budapest and moved to Novi Sad in 1864.

The Matica Srpska Society was one of the initiators of the Novi Sad Agreement on the Serbo-Croat language (1954), led the action for making the unique orthography of the language (1960). They compiledThe Vocabulary of Serbian Standard Literary Language in six volumes (1967-1976).

Matica Srpska publishes the Letopis Matice srpske magazine, which is one of the oldest in the world, being continuously published since 1824.

The Law of the Matica Srpska Society (1986) regulates matters of endowment and legacy, given by the national benefactors, and how monies are spent for various cultural and educational purposes.

External link

• Matica srpska official web site