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NON-ALIGNED WORLD

1 September – 31 December 2021

The Non-Aligned World exhibition at the Museum of African Art in Belgrade is opened to the public on the occasion of marking six decades since the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Belgrade on September 1, 1961. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Information, Maja Gojković, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Selaković gave opening speeches for the exhibition which is the first in a series of events marking this important jubilee.

Globally, the Non-Aligned Movement was focused on the people's struggle for freedom and their emancipation from external control and economic exploitation, as well as the mutual support that all member states provided each other through the idea of decolonisation. Although the Non-Aligned Movement emerged at a time pronounced Cold War relations in a world divided into two blocs (Eastern and Western), the First Conference itself was held in the spirit of nurturing a proactive relationship among the so-called “non-engaged” to create a new alternative – a new world. The First Conference is important because it laid the foundations for some of the key ideas that will be elaborated and supplemented in the coming years and conferences that, after Belgrade, were held throughout the non-aligned world.

AFRO FESTIVAL 2021 – RECAP

This year's two-day Afro Festival ended on Sunday, June 27. Visitors of the Museum of African Art in Belgrade had the opportunity to enjoy the rich cultural and artistic program, taste various traditional dishes from the African continent, dance to the rhythm of Afro-beats, visit numerous stands with African arts and crafts, and participate in several creative workshops for children, as well as adults in the garden of the Museum in Senjak.

The management of the Museum and numerous festival partners are thrilled with the number of Festival visitors, especially considering that the Festival was one of the first large-scale city events to be organised in late June, despite numerous challenges brought on by the pandemic and with the slow “return to life” in the city.

Over the course of two days, a large number of visitors from Belgrade, the region and abroad, diplomats working in Belgrade and numerous African art and culture aficionados made their way to the Afro Festival, which was held in part in the building’s interior, but mostly in the Museum garden. Over the weekend, people were able to enjoy the sounds of the djembe drum, participate in mancala board game competitions, perform capoeira, participate in children's storytelling and art workshops, as well as public guided tours through the Museum of African Art displays.

The second day of the Afro Festival was as usual marked by Durbar Day – the Day of Friendship – which included the participation of African embassies in Belgrade – Algeria, Angola, Guinea, Egypt, Congo, Morocco, Tunisia and Namibia – who presented the richness of their countries through stands offering culinary specialties and a rich offer of African crafts and souvenirs.

The Cultural Heritage of Topčider

A tour organized by the Museum of African Art, memorial House of King Peter and Heritage House

Since the 19th century the urban planning of Topčider (one of Belgrade's many hills) was envisioned as a city oasis, with numerous parks, picnic spots, large areas of forest and greenery. Hidden within it are numerous villas, summer houses and art studios built at the beginning of the 20th century. Through the “Cultural Heritage of Topčider” tour we will reveal different cultural institutions. During this tour, you can visit Museum of African Art, the memorial House of King Peter, Archive of Yugoslavia, Heritage House – the Legacy of Petar Lubarda, Museum Vespa Serbia, House of Olga Jančić, Monument to Isidora Sekulić, Hyde park Belgrade and Public Aquarium and Tropicarium Belgrade. To get an impression about the tour, visit this link.

Walking and talking with you, are art historians Ana Knežević, Museum of African Art curator & Ivana Zatežić, Heritage House associate.

Join our trek of discovery of the cultural Heritage of Topčider Hill!

Free MAA catalogues now available on our website

Browse through some of the classic catalogues of the Museum of African Art.

Exhibition catalogues covering the period from 1973 to 2001 are now available in full on the Museum's website.

Publications prepared for e-publishing by Marija Miloš, MAA Senior Curator, Marijana Strubel and Dragana Ćurčin Marković, MAA interns as part of “BG Praksa” program 2019/2018 organized by the Centre for Career Development UB.