Muzej Afričke Umetnosti - Zbirka Vede i dr Zdravka Pečara | |
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| Established | 1977; 48 years ago (1977)[1] |
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| Location | Senjak,Belgrade,Serbia |
| Coordinates | 44°47′21″N20°26′06″E / 44.789054°N 20.434974°E /44.789054; 20.434974 |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 1,700 |
| Founder | Zdravko Pečar and Veda Pečar |
| Director | Marija Aleksić |
| Public transit access | Bus route 44 and 34 (Vasa Pelagić Station) |
| Website | www |
TheMuseum of African Art (Serbian:Музеј афричке уметности,Muzej afričke umetnosti) located in theSenjak neighbourhood ofBelgrade,Serbia, is the oldest institution inSoutheast Europe dedicated exclusively toAfrican art.[2] Founded in 1977, during a period of strongYugoslav engagement with the Non-Aligned Movement, the museum was established byVeda Zagorac andZdravko Pečar, a former Yugoslav ambassador toGhana andMali, who donated the collection they gathered during their time inAfrica.[2] The museum’s permanent exhibition highlights artifacts fromWest Africa, particularly from Ghana, Mali,Côte d'Ivoire, andBurkina Faso.[2]
The museum presents itself as a distinctlyanti-colonial institution, distinguishing itself from many other European collections of African art.[2] Its artifacts were not acquired throughcolonization, plunder, or exploitation but were instead received as gifts from African nations, reflecting Yugoslavia’s diplomatic relationships and cultural cooperation with its African allies.[2]
The museum was founded in 1977 and represents the only museum in the country dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa.[3] When it was opened, the museum was promoted as the onlyanticolonial museum on the European continent.[4] Most of its collection comes from theWest Africa.
The museum specializes inAfrican art, and predominantly featuresAfrican masks. It was established from the private collection ofCroatian diplomat in service of theSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaZdravko Pečar (born inMeđimurje), 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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