The Oldest Museum Institution in the Country and One of the Most Important Cultural Organizations in Serbia: The National Museum in Belgrade National Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1844, thanks to the initiative of the Head of the Ministry of Education and “the father of Serbian drama” Jovan Sterija Popovic. It was built on the Republic Square on the…
The Museum of Contemporary Art The First Museum Built on Purpose in Belgrade and the Most Representative Collection of Domestic Art of the 20th Century:The idea to display the majority of Yugoslav art of the 20th century in the same place was born in 1958, and it was implemented by the decision to establish the Modern Gallery. The following year,…
The Museum of Applied Arts The Most Complex Collection of Period Furniture of the 19th Century in Serbia and a Unique Collection of Sundials: The building in Toplicin venac, which houses the Museum of Applied Arts, was built between 1927 and 1929 in the academic style. Stevan Belic created an architectural project, and the facade was made according to the…
The Museum of Yugoslavia Relay Baton as a Symbol of the Former State and the Cult of One Man:The Museum of History of Yugoslavia was built in Dedinje in 1996 by merging two institutions: the Memorial Center “Josip Broz Tito” and the Museum of the Revolution of Yugoslav Nations and Ethnic Minorities. The institution had the same name until the…
The Residence of Prince Milos The Location Where the First Collection of Paintings in Serbia Was Situated! Prince Milos Obrenovic (1780-1860), the founder of a modern Serbian state, built a residence on the estate in Topcider in 1831. The chief architect of his time, Hadzi-Nikola Zivkovic, was engaged in the project. The prince spent his last days in this residence,…
House of Jevrem Grujic The First Private Home Declared a Cultural Heritage Monument of the City of Belgrade and the Place Where the Serbian Mona Lisa Resides. Svetogorska Street number 17 in Belgrade preserves the home of the extraordinary artistic value of the famous Serbian statesman and diplomat Jevrem Grujic (1826-1895). Grujic was the initiator of Serbian liberalism and a…
