The Museum of Applied Art ( sr, Музеј примењене уметности / ''Muzej primenjene umetnosti'') is an
art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...
in
Belgrade, Serbia.
The museum contains over 37,000 works of
applied art
The applied arts are all the arts that apply design and decoration to everyday and essentially practical objects in order to make them aesthetically pleasing."Applied art" in ''The Oxford Dictionary of Art''. Online edition. Oxford Unive ...
, which reflect the development of applied art over a 2,400 year span. The oldest artifacts of the museum are
Ancient Greek
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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
File:Nemanjić dynasty Belgrade Armorial II.jpg, Photography and Print Room Department – Nemanjić dynasty coat of arms, Belgrade Armorial II, early 17th century
File:Pafta.jpg, Metal and Jewelry Department – ''Pafte'' (belt buckle), early 19th century
File:Tepeluk i bareš.jpg, Textile and Costume Department – ''Tepeluk (cap)'', second half of the 19th century
File:Venčana haljina.jpg, Textile and Costume Department – Wedding dress, tailor shop of Berta Alkalaj, Belgrade, 1911
File:Haljina, jakna i šal.jpg, Contemporary Applied Art Department – Ensemble designed by Dušan Janković, Paris 1927
File:Aleksandar Joksimović i manekenke u modelima iz kolekcije "Simonida".jpg, Contemporary Applied Art Department – Fashion designer Aleksandar Joksimović
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
with models wearing the dresses from the ''Simonida'' collection, Belgrade 1967
Notable collections
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Belgrade Armorial II
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References
External links
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Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade on ''Europeana''Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Digital Library
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Museums in Belgrade
Art museums and galleries in Serbia
Decorative arts museums
Art museums established in 1950
1950 establishments in Serbia