Ethnographic Museum

The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1901, when the Ethnographic Department was separated from the National Museum of Serbia. It is among the oldest museums in Belgrade. The first permanent exhibition of collected ethnographic objects, from the entire area of the Balkan Peninsula, was opened in 1904. Today,...

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  • The Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade was founded in 1901, when the Ethnographic Department was separated from the National Museum of Serbia. It is among the oldest museums in Belgrade.
  • The first permanent exhibition of collected ethnographic objects, from the entire area of the Balkan Peninsula, was opened in 1904.
  • Today, the permanent exhibition named “Folk Culture of Serbs in the 19th and 20th Centuries” occupies three levels of the museum building.
  • The Museum building was built during 1933 and 1934 and designed by architect Aleksandar Đorđević. It was built for the needs of the former Belgrade Stock Exchange.

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