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The National Museum of Čačak () was founded in 1952 as the main museum in the city of
Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...
in
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. The museum is organized into five departments that preserve a collection of nearly 20,000 artifacts. Since 1969, the museum has regularly published the ''Zbornik radova Narodnog muzeja'' journal and has released 89 catalogues along with 51 special editions, including monographs, conference proceedings and guides.


History

The initial proposals for establishing a museum emerged in the
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in the
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. Plans included repurposing Jovan Obrenović's Konak as an exhibition space and the city's official museum. In September 1940, the municipal authorities formally designated the building for this purpose. However, the onset of World War II and subsequent postwar developments postponed the museum's establishment. The National Museum in Čačak was founded in the period after the end of
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on August 30, 1952, by a decision of the People's Committee of the City Municipality of Čačak. The first director was ethnologist
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, and the museum was officially opened for visitors in 1953. Until 2002 the museum hosted 238 exhibitions. Since 2005, the museum has been directed by Delfina Rajić, an art historian. In 2013, it was granted the status of a ''institution of national significance'' for the Republic of Serbia.


See also

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List of museums in Serbia This is a list of museums in Serbia. The first museums in Serbia were established in the late 19th century, and by 1918, their total number had reached 32. List Belgrade Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, has the highest number of museums in t ...
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Memorial Ossuary, Čačak The Memorial ossuary to fallen soldiers in 1912-1918 or Monument to soldiers of four faiths is a war memorial erected on September 23, 1934 to soldiers who lost their lives during the Balkans and the First World War in Čačak, Serbia. Symbols of ...
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Konak (residence) Konak (, , , , ) is a name for a house in Turkey and on the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, especially one used as an official residence for the elite members of the Ottoman society. Characteristics The konak, a transnational Ottoman ...


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