Museum of 4 July
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Muzej "4. juli" | |
 Building of former Museum of 4 July | |
  Location within Belgrade | |
| Established | 1 May 1950 |
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| Dissolved | 2003 |
| Location | Belgrade,Serbia |
| Coordinates | 44°48′33″N20°27′58″E/ 44.809122°N 20.466156°E |
| Type | Historic house museum |
| Type | Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 17 May 1965 |
| Reference no. | СК 52 |
TheMuseum of 4 Julywas amuseumlocated inBelgrade,the capital ofSerbia.It was established in 1950 in the house where members of theCentral Committeeof theCommunist Party of Yugoslaviadecided to encourage the people's uprising againstYugoslavia'sGermanoccupiers on 4 July 1941. That date was later dubbedFighter's Day,apublic holidayduring the existence ofSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Located at number 10/A Prince Alexander Karađorđević Boulevard,[1]the museum opened on 1 May 1950. The building is marked by amemorial plaque.A monument entitledCall of the Uprising,sculpted byVojin Bakić,adorns the front of the building. It was closed in 2003, after the property was returned to the Ribnikar family.
History
[edit]The house was built in 1934 byVladislav Ribnikar.Before the outbreak ofWorld War II,a shelter was buried in the back yard, and the building itself was prepared as a base for illegal operations. In the first years of the war, it hid illegals. and for some time was used by theYugoslav Partisans(NOVJ).
In 1943, after Vladislav and his wifeJaradeparted with the Partisans, the house was confiscated and occupied by German officers.[citation needed]
After Yugoslavia was liberated at the end of World War II, the Germans left the house empty and vandalized. Ribnikar gave the house to the Communist Party of Yugoslavia to form amuseum.[citation needed]
TheRepublic of Serbiadeclared the building aMonument of Culture of Exceptional Importancein 1979, granting it protected status.[2]
In 2003, the museum was closed, and the property was returned to the Ribnikar family.[3]Also, in the same year, Ribnikar Fond decided to use old Museum building, and open new museum, called "Museum ofPolitikaand Serbian press ".[4][5]
Notable residents
[edit]- Edvard Kardelj
- Vladimir Dedijer
- Ivo Lola Ribar
- Josip Broz Tito,lived on the first floor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Museum of 25th May(in Serbian)
- ^Monuments of Culture in Serbia: "ЗГРАДА МУЗЕЈА 4. ЈУЛА 1941."(SANU)(in Serbian and English)
- ^Secret seals removed(in Serbian)
- ^Fond RibnikarArchived10 March 2010 at theWayback Machine(in Serbian)
- ^Beograd, kuća Ribnikara kao multimedijalni centar(in Serbian)
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