Museums in Serbia
40 museums in Serbia.
Top museums in Serbia
Belgrade City Museum
Art museum
The Belgrade City Museum (Muzej Grada Beograda) operates eight other institutions alongside its own collection. They range from the Archaeological Site Vinča and Princess Ljubica's Residence to the...
Belgrade Military Museum
Military museum
Parts of a US F-117 stealth aircraft, downed by a Serbian S-125 Neva/Pechora missile system, are among the best-known exhibits at Belgrade's Military Museum (Vojni muzej). Outside, decommissioned...
Belgrade Zoo
Zoo or aquarium
Known locally as Vrt dobre nade, the Garden of Good Hope, the Belgrade Zoo (Beo zoo vrt on signs) sits within the historic Kalemegdan Park and is the largest zoological garden in Serbia. Its seven...
Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade
Ethnographic or open-air museum
Founded in 1901, the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade (Етнографски музеј) is one of the oldest museums in the Balkans. It is devoted to ethnography, the study of peoples and their everyday ways of...
Historical Museum of Serbia
History museum
Serbia's history from prehistory to the present day is the single subject of the Historical Museum of Serbia (Istorijski muzej Srbije, often shortened to IMUS), a public institution founded in 1963...
Jewish Historical Museum
History museum
As the only Jewish museum in Serbia, the Jewish Historical Museum (Jevrejski istorijski muzej) in downtown Belgrade traces the history of the city's Jews from the 2nd century until World War II. Its...
Manak's House
Dating from 1830, Manak's House (Манакова кућа) stands on the corner of Kraljevića Marka and Gavrila Principa Streets, on the outskirts of the former Savamala district of Belgrade. The Cultural...
Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović
The museum occupies the family house of the Belgrade artist Ljubica Luković, sister of the painter Nadežda Petrović and the writer Rastko Petrović. Built between 1928 and 1935 as a typical house of...
Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Art museum
Founded in 1958 as the Modern Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade (Muzej savremene umetnosti) was one of the first museums of its kind in the world. Since 1965 it has occupied a...
Museum of Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić's Nobel Prize medal and plaque are among the awards on display at this historic house museum in Belgrade, dedicated to the Nobel Prize-winning writer. Its signature rooms are Andrić's...
Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum
The only museum of its kind in Serbia, Belgrade's Museum of Natural History (Prirodnjački muzej) ranks among the most important natural history museums in South-Eastern Europe. That standing rests on...
Museum of Paja Jovanović
More than 200 works by Paja Jovanović, one of the most famous Serbian painters, form the core of this memorial museum in Belgrade. The paintings date from several decades across the 19th and 20th...
Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia
Founded in 1950, the Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia (Muzej pozorišne umetnosti Srbije) in Belgrade is devoted to the theatrical arts of Serbia. Besides its museum collection, it contains a...
Museum of Vuk and Dositej
Two founding figures of modern Serbian culture share this memorial museum (Музеј Вука и Доситеја): Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), the reformer of the Serbian language, and Dositej Obradović...
National Museum of Serbia
Founded on 10 May 1844, the National Museum of Serbia (Narodni muzej Srbije) is the oldest and largest museum in Belgrade. Its collection has grown to more than 400,000 objects, including many...
Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
Science and technology museum
As the final resting place of Nikola Tesla and the keeper of his archive, the Nikola Tesla Museum (Музеј Николе Тесле, Muzej Nikole Tesle) holds a place no other science museum can claim. Founded in...
Society for Culture, Art and International Cooperation Adligat
Adligat runs one of the largest privately owned libraries in the Balkans, with more than a million titles, alongside two museums of its own: the Museum of Book and Travel and the Museum of Serbian...
Website of Society for Culture, Art and International Cooperation Adligat
Yugoslav Film Archive
Music, film or theatre museum
Ranked among the ten largest film archives in the world, the Yugoslav Film Archive (Jugoslovenska kinoteka) holds a place of its own in Belgrade. Its full official name is the State Audiovisual...
Museums by city in Serbia
Serbia’s museum scene is shaped by layers of Roman, Ottoman, Habsburg, and Yugoslav history, with Belgrade at its center. In the capital, visitors can move from the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade to the Historical Museum of Serbia and the Belgrade Military Museum, each offering a different view of the country’s past. Mooseum helps travelers explore these collections more easily through digital tours and practical museum information.
Beyond Belgrade, museums in Serbia often reflect strong regional identities. Novi Sad and Vojvodina bring Central European influences, while western Serbia and towns such as Loznica connect visitors with local archaeology, folk culture, and community history through places like the Jadar Museum. Smaller museums are often rewarding stops for understanding everyday life, crafts, and local traditions that do not always appear in larger national institutions.
Serbia also offers museums and cultural spaces focused on memory, religion, and contemporary creativity. The Jewish Historical Museum documents the history of Jewish communities in the region, while sites such as Küstendorf add a distinctive cultural dimension linked to film and artistic exchange. On Mooseum, these varied destinations come together in one place, making it easier to compare museums and plan visits across the country.
Map of museums in Serbia
Museums in Serbia: questions
- How many museums are there in Serbia?
- Mooseum lists 40 museums in Serbia. Belgrade has the most, with 23.
- Which cities in Serbia have the most museums?
- Belgrade (23) and Novi Sad (5).
- What kinds of museums are in Serbia?
- Of the 22 whose type we know, the most common are art museums (8), history museums (3), transport museums (3) and ethnographic and open-air museums (2).
- Belgrade museums cover key themes including urban history, military heritage, ethnography, and the development of modern Serbia
- Regional museums in places like Loznica preserve local archaeology, folk dress, crafts, and stories tied to specific landscapes and communities
- Jewish heritage collections offer important insight into Serbian Jewish history, religious life, and the impact of the 20th century
- Museum visits in Serbia often connect closely with fortress sites, historic town centers, and broader cultural landmarks
- Cultural venues such as Küstendorf show how museum-going in Serbia can overlap with film, festivals, and contemporary artistic life
- Many museums in Serbia close on Mondays or have shorter hours outside the main season, so check schedules on Mooseum before setting out.
- In Belgrade, several major museums are reachable on foot or by public transport around the city center and Kalemegdan area, which makes combining visits practical.
- Carry some cash for smaller regional museums, as ticket desks outside larger cities may not always accept cards.
- Spring and autumn are comfortable times for museum visits in Serbia, especially if you plan to combine indoor collections with walking tours of historic districts.
All museums in Serbia
Every museum in Serbia listed on Mooseum. Search by name or type.
| Name | Type | Website | Links | Stats |
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Belgrade City MuseumThe Belgrade City Museum (Muzej Grada Beograda) operates eight other institutions alongside its own collection. They range from the Archaeological Site Vinča and Princess Ljubica's Residence to the... | Art museum | www.mgb.org.rs |  | — |
Belgrade Military MuseumParts of a US F-117 stealth aircraft, downed by a Serbian S-125 Neva/Pechora missile system, are among the best-known exhibits at Belgrade's Military Museum (Vojni muzej). Outside, decommissioned... | Military museum | www.muzej.mod.gov.rs | | — |
Belgrade ZooKnown locally as Vrt dobre nade, the Garden of Good Hope, the Belgrade Zoo (Beo zoo vrt on signs) sits within the historic Kalemegdan Park and is the largest zoological garden in Serbia. Its seven... | Zoo or aquarium | www.beozoovrt.rs | | — |
Ethnographic Museum in BelgradeFounded in 1901, the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade (Етнографски музеј) is one of the oldest museums in the Balkans. It is devoted to ethnography, the study of peoples and their everyday ways of... | Ethnographic or open-air museum | www.etnografskimuzej.rs | | — |
Historical Museum of SerbiaSerbia's history from prehistory to the present day is the single subject of the Historical Museum of Serbia (Istorijski muzej Srbije, often shortened to IMUS), a public institution founded in 1963... | History museum | imus.org.rs | | — |
History museum | www.ckvkaradzic.org.rs/cir/oj_muzej_jadra.html | | — | |
Jewish Historical MuseumAs the only Jewish museum in Serbia, the Jewish Historical Museum (Jevrejski istorijski muzej) in downtown Belgrade traces the history of the city's Jews from the 2nd century until World War II. Its... | History museum | www.jimbeograd.org | | — |
Ethnographic or open-air museum | mecavnik.info/sr | | — | |
Manak's HouseDating from 1830, Manak's House (Манакова кућа) stands on the corner of Kraljevića Marka and Gavrila Principa Streets, on the outskirts of the former Savamala district of Belgrade. The Cultural... | — | etnografskimuzej.rs | | — |
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Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko PetrovićThe museum occupies the family house of the Belgrade artist Ljubica Luković, sister of the painter Nadežda Petrović and the writer Rastko Petrović. Built between 1928 and 1935 as a typical house of... | — | beogradskonasledje.rs | | — |
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Art museum | www.museumofafricanart.org | | — | |
Art museum | www.mpu.rs | | — | |
Transport museum | www.aeronauticalmuseum.com | | — | |
Art museum | www.msuv.org | | — | |
Museum of Contemporary Art, BelgradeFounded in 1958 as the Modern Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Belgrade (Muzej savremene umetnosti) was one of the first museums of its kind in the world. Since 1965 it has occupied a... | Art museum | www.msub.org.rs | | — |
Museum of Ivo AndrićIvo Andrić's Nobel Prize medal and plaque are among the awards on display at this historic house museum in Belgrade, dedicated to the Nobel Prize-winning writer. Its signature rooms are Andrić's... | — | www.mgb.org.rs/visit/details/7 | | — |
Museum of Natural HistoryThe only museum of its kind in Serbia, Belgrade's Museum of Natural History (Prirodnjački muzej) ranks among the most important natural history museums in South-Eastern Europe. That standing rests on... | Natural history museum | nhmbeo.rs | | — |
Museum of Paja JovanovićMore than 200 works by Paja Jovanović, one of the most famous Serbian painters, form the core of this memorial museum in Belgrade. The paintings date from several decades across the 19th and 20th... | — | www.mgb.org.rs/visit/details/6 | | — |
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Museum of Theatrical Arts of SerbiaFounded in 1950, the Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia (Muzej pozorišne umetnosti Srbije) in Belgrade is devoted to the theatrical arts of Serbia. Besides its museum collection, it contains a... | — | www.mpus.org.rs | | — |
— | www.muzejvojvodine.org.rs | | — | |
Museum of Vuk and DositejTwo founding figures of modern Serbian culture share this memorial museum (Музеј Вука и Доситеја): Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), the reformer of the Serbian language, and Dositej Obradović... | — | www.narodnimuzej.rs/posetite-nas/muzej-vuka-dositeja | | — |