During the very first year of its existence, the Museum purchased an exceptionally valuable collection of various artistically treated objects, collected over thirty years by artist Ljuba Ivanovic. The collection comprises of more than 3,000 artifacts, among which jewellery, old manuscripts and printed books, objects carved in wood, horn and mother-of-pearl, woodcut and painted icons, etc., stand out for their historic and artistic value. The oldest artifacts in The Museum of Applied Art date from IV century BC, and belong to the coin collection (coins from ancient Greece) in the Metalwork Department, while the collections in the Department for contemporary applied arts contain objects of the most recent artistic production. Thus, the Museum’s collections reflect the development of objects of applied art in a 2,400 years’ span. Nowadays, the Museum disposes around 37,000 expertly treated objects of applied art, among them works of art of outstanding artistic and cultural value.
The Museum is engaged in organizing exhibitions, as well as in publishing activities. The traditional cultural and artistic events of the Museum include Salon of Architecture, Children’s Salon of Applied Art, Salon of Contemporary Applied Art, and Triennial of Ceramics. Comprehensive Study exhibition, presenting applied art in Serbia up to the moment, is opened on 6 November, the Museum’s anniversary.
The Museum of Applied Art is competent for all objects of applied art at the whole territory of Republic of Serbia.
ABOUT THE BUILDING
MAA AWARDS
- ICOM Serbia, Award for the Institution of the Year 2016
- Great Plaque of the University of Arts with a Charter to the Museum of Applied Art
- A Specialised Library Best Librarian Award went to Andrijana Ristić (2012)
- Award of the Year of the Museum Society of Serbia “Mihailo Valtrović” for 2011
- NC ICOM Serbia Annual Award for the Year 2011 to Bojana Popović
- ICOM Awards won by the Museum of Applied Art
- NACIONAL COMMITTEE ICOM SERBIA THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2008 FOR THE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- NC ICOM Serbia Award for the Museum of the Year 2005/06
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT
- Metal and Jewellery Collection
- Furniture Collection
- Textile and Costume Collection
- Photography and Print Room Collection
- Ceramics, Glass and Porcelain Collection
- Contemporary Applied Art and Design Collection
- Architecture, Urbanism and Architectural Design Collection
SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENT
- Education and Communications Department
- Central Documentation Department
- Conservation and Restoration Department
- Library Department
SECRETARIAT
- General, Legal, Ancillary and Technical Service
- Finance and Accounting Service
TEAM
INFO
Museum of Applied Art, info@mpu.rs
MUSEUM DIRECTOR
mr Ljiljana Miletić Abramović, Museum Advisor, ljiljana.mileticabramovic@mpu.rs
COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT
Draginja Maskareli, Senior Curator, Textile and Costume, Head of Department, draginja.maskareli@mpu.rs
Mila Gajić, Senior Curator, Metal and Jewellery, mila.gajic@mpu.rs
Marija Bujić, Museum Advisor, Furniture, marija.bujic@mpu.rs
mr Jelena Perać, Museum Advisor, Photography and Print Room, jelena.perac@mpu.rs
Biljana Crvenković, Senior Curator, Ceramics, Glass and Porcelain, biljana.crvenkovic@mpu.rs
mr Bojana Popović, Museum Advisor, Contemporary Applied Art and Design, bojana.popovic@mpu.rs
Jelena Popović, Senior Curator, Contemporary Applied Art and Design, jelena.popovic@mpu.rs
Slobodan Jovanović, Senior Curator, Contemporary Applied Art and Design, slobodan.jovanovic@mpu.rs
mr Ljiljana Miletić Abramović, Museum Advisor, Architecture, Urbanism and Architectural Design, ljma@mpu.rs
SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENT
Milan Andrić, Senior Wood Conservator, Conservation and Restoration, Head of Department, milan.andric@mpu.rs
mr Milica Cukić, Museum Advisor, Education and Communication, milica.cukic@mpu.rs
Dejan Sandić, Senior Curator, Central Documentation, dejan.sandic@mpu.rs
Mioljub Kušić, Curator, Central Documentation, mioljub.kusic@mpu.rs
Srđan Rakonjac, Documentalist, Central Documentation, srdjan.rakonjac@mpu.rs
Marija Labudović Pantelić, Textile Conservator, Conservation and Restoration, marija.labudovic@mpu.rs
mr Andrijana Ristić, Librarian Advisor, Library, andrijana.ristic@mpu.rs
Lea Zei, Senior Guide, lea.zei@mpu.rs
Dejan Nikolić, Information Specialist, dejan.nikolic@mpu.rs
SECRETARIAT
Slađana Tomić, Secretary, sladjana.tomic@mpu.rs
Ivana Drčelić, Accountant, ivana.drcelic@mpu.rs