Bequest in the Serbian museum practice

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Banković, A. (2020). Bequest in the Serbian museum practice: The example of Belgrade City Museum, (167), 117-137. doi:10.5937/kultura2067117B
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Title

Bequest in the Serbian museum practice

Subtitle

The example of Belgrade City Museum

Author

Angelina, Banković

Journal

Kultura

Volume
Issue

167

Start page

117

End page

137

ISSN

0023-5164

ISBN
DOI

10.5937/kultura2067117B

URL

http://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%2615201&page=0&so...

Date

2020-2021/07/05/10:06:14

Abstract

This paper deals with the status of bequest in the Serbian museums practice. The first part covers understanding of the concept of bequest by several authors, as well as legal interpretation and valid legislation related to bequests. Special attention is drawn to the lack of a definitive legal procedure which would regulate what museums should do with such bequests. The second part of the paper covers the treatment and position of bequests at the Belgrade City Museum a museum institution which manages twenty eight bequests. All the bequests currently managed by the Museum are listed and detailed analyses of several bequests are given as examples of good and poor practice. In the end, an interpretation of different treatments of such museum collections after WW2 are reviewed from the angle of historic legal regulations and practical approaches.

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