The Museum of African Art ( sr, italic=yes, Музеј Афричке Уметности / Muzej Afričke Umetnosti) is a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
located in the urban neighborhood of
Senjak
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,
Belgrade
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, the capital city of
Serbia
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.
History
The museum was founded in 1977 and represents the only museum in the country dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa.
Most of its collection comes from the
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ...
.
The museum specializes in
African art
African art describes the modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, su ...
, and predominantly features
African masks. It was established from the private collection of
Croatian diplomat in service of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...
Zdravko Pečar (born 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
Музеј афричке уметности 36.jpg, Interior
Музеј афричке уметности 43.jpg, Interior
MAA Exhibition (1).tif, Permanent exhibition (1977)
See also
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Yugoslavia and the Organisation of African Unity
During the Cold War period former Southeast Europe, Southeast European country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia established and maintained significant political, cultural and economic exchanges and relations with Decolonization of A ...
References
External links
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About the museum on Belgrade's official website
Museums in Belgrade
African art museums
Art museums established in 1977
Museum of African Art (Belgrade)
Art museums and galleries in Serbia
Savski Venac
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