Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade

The Museum of Applied Art ( / Muzej primenjene umetnosti) is an art museum in Belgrade, Serbia.

The museum contains over 37,000 works of applied art, which reflect the development of applied art over a 2,400 year span. The oldest artifacts of the museum are Ancient Greek coins from the 4th century BC.

History

The Museum of Applied Art was founded on 1950. In the first years of the existence of the museum, the museum bought a collection of over 3,000 artifacts from Ljuba Ivanović, an artist.

Departments

The museum is divided into seven departments with collections:

• Metal and Jewelry Department
• Textile and Costume Department
• Period Furniture and Wood Department
• Photography and Print Room Department
• Ceramics, Porcelain and Glass Department
• Contemporary Applied Art Department
• Architecture, Urbanism and Architectural Design Department

The museum also has five specialized departments:

• Central Documentation Department
• Conservation Department
• Education Department
• Communication Department
• Library

Gallery

Notable collections

• Belgrade Armorial II

See also

• List of design museums
• List of museums in Serbia

References

Further reading

External links

• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade on Europeana
• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Digital Library