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. Most of its
collection comes from the
West
Africa.
The museum specializes in
African art,
and predominantly features
African
masks.
It was established from the private
collection of Croatian diplomat in service of
the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia
Zdravko Pečar
(born in Međimurje
), 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.
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