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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 with collections:
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:
Central Documentation Department
Conservation Department
Education Department
Communication Department
Library
Gallery
Notable collections
Belgrade Armorial II
See also
List of design museums
List of museums in Serbia
References
Further reading
"How to Conserve a Wedding Dress by the Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade". Europeana Fashion Blog. Europeana Fashion. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Maskareli, Draginja; et al. (2010). Novo u kolekcijama : Akvizicije 2001–2010 = New in the Collections : Acquisitions 2001–2010 (PDF). Belgrade: Museum of Applied Art. ISBN 978-86-7415-147-1.
Zorić, Ivanka, ed. (2010). Museum of Applied Art : 1950–2005 (PDF). Belgrade: Museum of Applied Art. ISBN 978-86-7415-137-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
External links
Official website
Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade on Europeana
Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Digital Library