Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade
| Muzej primenjene umetnosti | |
| Established | 6 November 1950 |
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| Location | 18 Vuka Karadžića St., Belgrade, Serbia |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Collection size | 37,000 |
| Director | Ivanka Zorić |
| Website | www.mpu.rs |
The Museum of Applied Art (Serbian: Музеј примењене уметности / 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:
- Metal and Jewellery Department
- Textile and Costume Department
- Furniture Department
- Department of Photography and Applied Graphic Art
- Ceramics, Glass and Porcelain Department
- Department of Contemporary Applied Art
- Department for Architecture, Urbanism and Architectural Design
Notable collections
External links
Coordinates: 44°49′01″N 20°27′16″E / 44.81694°N 20.45444°E
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