TOP MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN BELGRADE

(if you have some time either side of skiing)

National Museum

• The largest and oldest museum in the capital. Built in 1903 and reconstructed multiple times over the years, the museum’s latest €12-million makeover frames some 5000 m2 of exhibition space over three floors. Highlights include works by Croatian Ivan Meštrović, the most celebrated sculptor from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia; archaeological treasures from Roman-era Serbia; and extensive galleries dedicated to both 18th- and 19th-century Serbian art and 20th-century Yugoslavian art.

Nikola Tesla Museum

• Showcasing the life and work of Nikola Tesla, the museum houses more than 160,000 original documents, over 2,000 books and journals, over 1,200 historical technical exhibits, over 1,500 photographs and photo plates of original, technical objects, instruments and apparatus, and over 1,000 plans and drawings.

Museum of Contemporary Art

• One of Belgrade’s top cultural sights, this recently renovated museum is a treasure trove of 20th-century art from the ex-Yugoslav cultural space. The 1960s concrete-and-glass modernist building, surrounded by a sculpture park, has great views towards Belgrade Fortress across the Sava River. One section is dedicated to the 1920s Yugoslav avant-garde magazine Zenit and the Zenitism art movement associated with it.

Museum of Yugoslavia

• Consisting of three separate buildings, the Museum of Yugoslav History should be the first stop for visitors interested in the former Yugoslav state. With over 200,000 items the museum presents a comprehensive picture of the country that existed from WWII until the 1990s, with special emphasis placed on the life and work of Josip Broz Tito.