National Museum of Serbia

National Museum of Serbia
Народни музеј Србије
Narodni muzej Srbije
Front façade of the National Museum of Serbia
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Established10 May 1844; 180 years ago (1844-05-10)
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°49′00″N 20°27′34″E / 44.8167°N 20.4594°E / 44.8167; 20.4594
TypeArt museum
Design museum
National History Museum
Collection size400,000+ objects[1]
DirectorBojana Borić Brešković
(2012–present)
Websitenarodnimuzej.rs

The National Museum of Serbia (Serbian: Народни музеј Србије / Narodni muzej Srbije) is the largest and oldest museum in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the Republic Square, formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina, Vasina and Laze Pačua. Its main facade is on the Republic Square and the official address ia 1a Republic Square.[2][3][4]

The museum was established on 10 May 1844. It moved into the present building in 1950, with the grand opening of the venue on 23 May 1952. Since its founding, the museum's collection has grown to over 400,000 objects, including many foreign masterpieces.[5]

The National Museum of Serbia building was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979.[6]

Serbian art
  1. ^ "Збирке Народног музеја « Народни музеј у Београду". narodnimuzej.rs. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ^ Tamara Marinković-Radošević (2007). Beograd – plan i vodič. Belgrade: Geokarta. ISBN 978-86-459-0006-0.
  3. ^ Beograd – plan grada. Smedrevska Palanka: M@gic M@p. 2006. ISBN 86-83501-53-1.
  4. ^ "National Museum – contact". National Museum of Serbia. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  5. ^ Marija Đorđević (23 June 2018). Како смо могли без музеј [How we managed through without a museum]. Politika-Kulturni dodatak, Year LXII, No. 11 (in Serbian). pp. 01–02.
  6. ^ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: "Зграда управе фондова / Building of Fund Administration" (SANU) (in Serbian and English)