The National Museum in Belgrade is a great place to visit and learn about Serbia’s archaeology and arts. This centrally located museum has exhibits from ancient times discovered in the country as well as the works by Serbian artists. The National Museum also houses some of the most valuable painting by international artists that can be seen in Serbia.

The entry ticket for the museum is 300 Serbian Dinars, approx. 2.5 euros only. However, the exhibition can be explained by a licenced guide, thus giving you a better insight into the creativity in this country. Artefacts from all major Prehistoric, Roman and Medieval sites are gathered in the collections of the National Museum in Belgrade. This means that a guided tour of the museum represents a virtual tour of the most important sites of the country. So, let’s discover together:

– sculptures of the Lepenski Vir site (picture above)

– statue of Constantine, the Roman Emperor who made Christianity legal in his empire, born in present-day Serbia

– frescoes from the Serbian Medieval monasteries, those jewels of Byzantine art

– Serbian and European XIX and XX century paintings.

It is always a good thing to have the historical context explained in order to better understand the works of art. And Serbian art is exactly the result of different influences coming from the East and the West. And, of course, from the distant past…