Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade

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

Museum of Applied Art
Музеј примењене уметности
Muzej primenjene umetnosti
Established6 November 1950 (1950-11-06)
LocationBelgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44.816944°N 20.454444°E / 44.816944; 20.454444
TypeArt Museum
Collection size37,000
DirectorLjiljana Miletić Abramović
CuratorMilica Cukić
Mila Gajić
Marija Bujić
Draginja Maskareli
Jelena Perać
Biljana Crvenković
Bojana Popović
Biljana Vukotić
Slobodan Jovanović
Dejan Sandić
Andrijana Ristić
Jelena Popović
Websitewww.mpu.rs/english/index.html

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Departments

The museum is divided into seven departments with collections:[4]

  • 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:[5]

  • Central Documentation Department
  • Conservation Department
  • Education Department
  • Communication Department
  • Library
  • Photography and Print Room Department – Nemanjić dynasty coat of arms, Belgrade Armorial II, early 17th century
    Photography and Print Room Department – Nemanjić dynasty coat of arms, Belgrade Armorial II, early 17th century
  • Metal and Jewelry Department – Pafte (belt buckle), early 19th century
    Metal and Jewelry Department – Pafte (belt buckle), early 19th century
  • Textile and Costume Department – Tepeluk (cap), second half of the 19th century
    Textile and Costume Department – Tepeluk (cap), second half of the 19th century
  • Textile and Costume Department – Wedding dress, tailor shop of Berta Alkalaj, Belgrade, 1911
    Textile and Costume Department – Wedding dress, tailor shop of Berta Alkalaj, Belgrade, 1911
  • Contemporary Applied Art Department – Ensemble designed by Dušan Janković, Paris 1927
    Contemporary Applied Art Department – Ensemble designed by Dušan Janković, Paris 1927
  • Contemporary Applied Art Department – Fashion designer Aleksandar Joksimović with models wearing the dresses from the Simonida collection, Belgrade 1967
    Contemporary Applied Art Department – Fashion designer Aleksandar Joksimović with models wearing the dresses from the Simonida collection, Belgrade 1967

Notable collections

See also

References
  1. "About the Museum". Museum of Applied Art Belgrade. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. "About the Museum". Museum of Applied Art Belgrade. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "Museums". Belgradian. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. "Departments with Collections". Museum of Applied Art Belgrade. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. "Organizational Structure". Museum of Applied Art Belgrade. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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