Ethnographic Museum, Belgrade

Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade

Established	1901
Location	Studentski trg 13, Belgrade, Serbia
Director	Mirjana Menković
Website	www.etnografskimuzej.rs

The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade, Serbia is one of the oldest museums in the Balkans.^[1] The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade fulfills its mission together with the efforts of various stakeholders in the domain of presentation, revitalization and development of crafts in Serbia.

History

The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1901, when the Ethnographic Department was separated from the National Museum of Serbia. The inauguration of the first permanent exhibition of the museum was organized on 20 September 1904, during the centennial of the First Serbian Uprising. During the first years of its work, the activities of the Ethnographic Museum were focused on the purchase of museum items and the presentation of the Kingdom of Serbia abroad.

In World War I, a large number of museum items were destroyed, as well as the documentation and the library. The museum library was re-established in 1920. Today, its holdings contain about 60,000 publications: 33,000 books and about 27,000 journals dealing with ethnology, anthropology and related scholarly disciplines.

During World War II, museum objects were packed and removed from the building in which the museum was housed at that time. After the war, the museum was moved into the building of the Belgrade Stock Exchange at No. 13 Studentski Trg (Square).

The museum collections currently contain about 200,000 items, 56,000 of which are ethnographic objects.

Gallery

References

↑ Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade. (English)

External links

Belgrade

Municipalities	Barajevo Čukarica Grocka Lazarevac Mladenovac Novi Beograd Obrenovac Palilula Rakovica Savski Venac Sopot Stari Grad Surčin Voždovac Vračar Zemun Zvezdara

Landmarks	Avala Tower Republic Square Pobednik Prince Michael Street Kalemegdan Nikola Pašić Square House of Flowers Gates of Belgrade Slavija Square Students Square Monument to the Unknown Hero Beograđanka Topčider Belgrade Synagogue Bajrakli Mosque Novo groblje Tašmajdan Park

Palaces and castles	Royal Compound White Palace Royal Palace Old Palace Countess Ljubica's Residence Prince Miloš's Residence Despot Stefan Tower Captain Miša's Mansion

Churches	St. Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. Mark's Church Fenek monastery Zemun monastery St. Basil of Ostrog

Culture	National Theatre in Belgrade Sava Centar Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Belgrade Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre Madlenianum Opera and Theatre Atelje 212 Boško Buha Theatre Belgrade Book Fair National Library of Serbia

Museums	Belgrade City Museum Ethnographic Museum Museum of Vuk and Dositej Museum of African Art Museum of Ivo Andrić Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Contemporary Art Military Museum Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Aviation in Belgrade Museum of Natural History Museum of Yugoslav History National Museum of Serbia Jewish Historical Museum Nikola Tesla Museum Railway Museum

Education	Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade Megatrend University Singidunum University Union University Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment

Sport centers	Hala Pinki Hala sportova Kombank Arena Obilić Stadium Omladinski Stadion Partizan Stadium Pionir Hall Red Star Stadium Stadion Kralj Petar I Tašmajdan Sports Centre Voždovac Stadium Zemun Stadium

Transport	Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade bypass Beovoz Belgrade Metro Belgrade tram system

People	List of people from Belgrade

Coordinates: 44°49′11″N 20°27′23″E / 44.8198°N 20.4563°E / 44.8198; 20.4563

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