Museum of African Art, Belgrade

Coordinates: 44°47′21″N 20°26′06″E / 44.789054°N 20.434974°E / 44.789054; 20.434974
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Museum of African Art
Muzej Afričke Umetnosti - Zbirka Vede i dr Zdravka Pečara
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Established1977; 47 years ago (1977)[1]
LocationSenjak, Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°47′21″N 20°26′06″E / 44.789054°N 20.434974°E / 44.789054; 20.434974
TypeArt museum
Collection size1,700
FounderZdravko Pečar and Veda Pečar
DirectorMarija Aleksić
Public transit accessBus route 44 and 34
(Vasa Pelagić Station)
Websitewww.mau.rs

The Museum of African Art (Serbian: Музеј Афричке Уметности / Muzej Afričke Umetnosti) is a museum located in the urban neighborhood of Senjak, Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia.

History

The museum was founded in 1977 and represents the only museum in the country dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa.

anticolonial museum on the European continent.[3] Most of its collection comes from the West Africa
.

The museum specializes in

Međimurje
), and was a result of his long stay as Ambassador to Africa. The collection contains many rare and valuable pieces from the regions in which he travelled. The collection was bequeathed to the City of Belgrade in 1974 by the ambassador.

Since its initial establishment from Pečar's private collection, the museum has continually expanded its collection and as of 2006 contains approximately 1,700 pieces.

Gallery

  • Interior
    Interior
  • Interior
    Interior
  • Permanent exhibition (1977)
    Permanent exhibition (1977)

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-961-206-138-8
    .
  2. ^ "Muzeja afričke umetnosti slavi 40 godina". danas.rs (in Serbian). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ISBN 9780228014652
    .

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