Museum of African Art, Serbia
- Museum of African Art, Serbia
The "Museum of African Art" (Serbian: "Музеј Афричке Уметности" / "Muzej Afričke Umetnosti") is a museum located in the urban neighborhood of Senjak in Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. The museum was founded in 1977 and represents the only museum in the country dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa. Its focus is in the main on Western Africa.
The museum specializes in African art, and predominantly features African masks. It was established from the private collection of Yugoslav diplomats Zdravko Pečar, and was a result of his long stay as Ambassador to Africa. The collection contains many rare and valuable pieces from the regions in which he travelled. The collection was bequeathed to the City of Belgrade in 1974 by the ambassador.
Since its initial establishment from Pečar's private collection, the museum has continually expanded its collection and as of 2006 contains approximately 1,700 pieces.
External links
* [http://www.beograd.org.yu/cms/view.php?id=202308 About the museum on Belgrade's official website] en icon
* [http://www.ekonomist.co.yu/magazin/em81/med/medium1.htm About the museum in Serbia's Ekonomist magazine] sr icon
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