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.
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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
Notable collections
Belgrade Armorial II