The museum contains over 37,000 works of applied art, which reflect the development of applied art over a 2,400 year span. The oldest artifacts of the museum are Ancient Greek coins from the 4th century BC.

The Museum of Applied Art was founded on 1950. In the first years of the existence of the museum, the museum bought a collection of over 3,000 artifacts from Ljuba Ivanović, an artist.

The museum is divided into seven departments with collections:

• Metal and Jewelry Department
• Textile and Costume Department
• Period Furniture and Wood Department
• Photography and Print Room Department
• Ceramics, Porcelain and Glass Department
• Contemporary Applied Art Department
• Architecture, Urbanism and Architectural Design Department

The museum also has five specialized departments:

• Central Documentation Department
• Conservation Department
• Education Department
• Communication Department
• Library

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  Photography and Print Room Department – Nemanjić dynasty coat of arms, Belgrade Armorial II, early 17th century
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  Metal and Jewelry Department – Pafte (belt buckle), early 19th century
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  Textile and Costume Department – Tepeluk (cap), second half of the 19th century
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  Textile and Costume Department – Wedding dress, tailor shop of Berta Alkalaj, Belgrade, 1911
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  Contemporary Applied Art Department – Ensemble designed by Dušan Janković, Paris 1927
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  Contemporary Applied Art Department – Fashion designer Aleksandar Joksimović with models wearing the dresses from the Simonida collection, Belgrade 1967

• Belgrade Armorial II

• List of design museums
• List of museums in Serbia

• "How to Conserve a Wedding Dress by the Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade". Europeana Fashion Blog. Europeana Fashion. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
• Maskareli, Draginja; et al. (2010). Novo u kolekcijama : Akvizicije 2001–2010 = New in the Collections : Acquisitions 2001–2010 (PDF). Belgrade: Museum of Applied Art. ISBN 978-86-7415-147-1.
• Zorić, Ivanka, ed. (2010). Museum of Applied Art : 1950–2005 (PDF). Belgrade: Museum of Applied Art. ISBN 978-86-7415-137-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

• Official website
• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade on Europeana
• Museum of Applied Art in Belgrade. Digital Library

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