Museum of Applied Arts, Art museum in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Museum of Applied Arts occupies the Čelebonović Palace, built 1927–1929 in academic style with a marble staircase and wrought-iron railing. Its seven collections hold over 37,000 objects spanning 2,400 years, from 4th-century BC Greek coins to contemporary applied art.
The museum was founded in 1950 and received its initial collection through a donation from artist Ljuba Ivanović. This gift created the foundation that allowed the institution to grow and develop over the following decades.
The museum keeps a set of Pirot kilims, Serbian urban costume, Coptic textiles and Western European tapestries in its Textile and Costume Department. Its metalwork section holds Serbian medieval silver rings, ancient coins, gems and cameos. The Architecture Department has run the annual Salon of Architecture since 1974, and the Education Department organises the Children's October Salon, founded in 1964.
Your visit works best when you plan time for several departments, since each focuses on different types of objects and periods. The rooms are well organized, so starting with a section that interests you most makes the experience more enjoyable.
The building, raised between 1927 and 1929, was designed by architect Stevan Belić, with the facade by Nikolai Krasnov and interior decoration by Neregar. Its marble staircase carries a wrought-iron railing. The museum also runs a conservation workshop for period furniture that serves as Serbia's central wood workshop.
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