Historical Museum of Serbia

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Historical Museum of Serbia
Историјски музеј Србије
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Established1963; 58 years ago (1963)
LocationCorner of Dečanska and Vlajkovičeva Streets
Coordinates44°48′45″N 20°27′49″E / 44.8125°N 20.4637°E / 44.8125; 20.4637Coordinates: 44°48′45″N 20°27′49″E / 44.8125°N 20.4637°E / 44.8125; 20.4637
OwnerGovernment of Serbia

The Historical Museum of Serbia (Serbian: Историјски музеј Србије/Istorijski muzej Srbije, IMUS) is a public institution dedicated to documentation of history of Serbia from prehistory up to the present. The museum was established in 1963 and today it preserves over 35,000 exhibits in it's collection. Over the years the museum was located at different locations around the capital city of Belgrade. In 2020, as a part of the Belgrade Waterfront development project, the museum was granted the historical building of the Belgrade Main railway station as its new permanent base. The museum is one of the leading institutions of its kind in the city and the country.

History[]

The first unsuccessful initiative to establish the museum was taken in 1950 with the enactment of the ″Decree on the establishment of the History Museum of the People's Republic of Serbia″.[1] The proposal was reinitiated in 1954 with the establishment of the Serbian Revolution Museum (hosted by the Residence of Prince Miloš) commemorating 150th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising.[1]

The Historical Museum of Serbia was established by the decision of the People's Republic of Serbia authorities on 20 February 1963 with the new institution absorbing the Serbian Revolution Museum.[2][1] The task of the Museum was defined in 1966 as follows; ″to collect, record, store, arrange, study and exhibit material from the history of the Serbian people and Serbia from the earliest times to the present day″.[1] Up until 2003 the museum published scientific annual journal Zbornik Istorijskog muzeja Srbije which was initial period between 1954–1965 published by the Serbian Revolution Museum.[1]

In November 2020 the Serbian government made the decision to relocate the museum to a far bigger building, which formerly served as Belgrade Main railway station.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Istorijski muzej Srbije u Beogradu". Muzeji Srbije. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Историјски музеј Србије". Ministry of Culture and Information (Serbia). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Vlada prelomila, u staru Železničku stanicu preseliće se Istorijski muzej Srbije". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-11-20.

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