Museum of Applied Arts, Belgrade

Museum of Applied Art

Музеј примењене уметности / Muzej primenjene umetnosti
Established	6 November 1950
Location	18 Vuka Karadžića St., Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates	44°49′01″N 20°27′16″E / 44.816944°N 20.454444°E / 44.816944; 20.454444
Type	Art Museum
Collection size	37,000
Director	Ljiljana Miletić Abramović
Curator	Milica Cukić Mila Gajić Marija Bujić Draginja Maskareli Jelena Perać Biljana Crvenković Bojana Popović Biljana Vukotić Slobodan Jovanović Dejan Sandić Andrijana Ristić Jelena Popović
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.^[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

Gallery

• 
  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
• 
  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
• 
  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

Notable collections

• Belgrade Armorial II

References

External links

• Official Website
• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade on Europeana
• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Digital Library

Further reading

• "How to Conserve a Wedding Dress by the Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade". Europeana Fashion Blog. Europeana Fashion. 18 September 2013. 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. 

Belgrade
Municipalities	Barajevo Čukarica Grocka Lazarevac Mladenovac Novi Beograd Obrenovac Palilula Rakovica Savski Venac Sopot Stari Grad Surčin Voždovac Vračar Zemun Zvezdara
Landmarks	Avala Tower Republic Square Pobednik Prince Michael Street Kalemegdan Nikola Pašić Square House of Flowers Gates of Belgrade Slavija Square Students Square Monument to the Unknown Hero Beograđanka Topčider Novo groblje Tašmajdan Park
Palaces and castles	Royal Compound White Palace Royal Palace City palaces Old Palace New Palace Countess Ljubica's Residence Prince Miloš's Residence Despot Stefan Tower Captain Miša's Mansion
Churches & Temples	St. Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog Saint Anthony of Padua Fenek monastery Zemun monastery Belgrade Synagogue Bajrakli Mosque
Culture	Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts National Theatre in Belgrade Sava Centar Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Belgrade Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre Madlenianum Opera and Theatre Atelje 212 Boško Buha Theatre Belgrade Book Fair National Library of Serbia
Museums	Belgrade City Museum Ethnographic Museum Museum of Vuk and Dositej Museum of African Art Museum of Ivo Andrić Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Contemporary Art Military Museum Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Aviation in Belgrade Museum of Natural History Museum of Yugoslav History National Museum of Serbia Jewish Historical Museum Nikola Tesla Museum Railway Museum
Education	University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade John Naisbitt University Singidunum University Union University Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment
Sport centers	Hala Pinki Sports Hall Ranko Žeravica Kombank Arena Obilić Stadium Omladinski Stadion Partizan Stadium Hall Aleksandar Nikolić Rajko Mitić Stadium Stadion Kralj Petar I Tašmajdan Sports Centre Voždovac Stadium Zemun Stadium
Transport	Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade bypass Beovoz Belgrade Metro Belgrade tram system
People	List of people from Belgrade

Coordinates: 44°49′01″N 20°27′16″E / 44.81694°N 20.45444°E / 44.81694; 20.45444

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museum of Applied Arts (Belgrade).