Museum of 4 July
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The Museum of 4th July in Belgrade
, Serbia
was a museum located in the house where members of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia decided to encourage the people's uprising against Yugoslavia
's German
occupiers on 4 July 1941. That date was later dubbed Fighter's Day, a public holiday
in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
.
Located at number 10/A Boulevard Prince Alexander Karađorđević, the museum opened on 1 May 1950.
The building is marked by a memorial plaque
. A monument entitled Call of the Uprising, sculpted by Vojin Bakić
, adorns the front of the building.
, 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 the Yugoslav Partisans (NOVJ).
In 1943, after Vladislav and his wife Jara departed with the Partisans, the house was confiscated and occupied by German officers.
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 a museum
.
The Republic of Serbia declared the building a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
in 1979, granting it protected status.
In 2003, the museum was closed, and the property was returned to the Ribnikar family. Also, in the same year, Ribnikar Fond decided to use old Museum building, and open new museum, called "Museum of Politika
and Serbian press".
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
was a museum located in the house where members of the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia decided to encourage the people's uprising against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
occupiers on 4 July 1941. That date was later dubbed Fighter's Day, a public holiday
Public holiday
A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year....
in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
.
Located at number 10/A Boulevard Prince Alexander Karađorđević, the museum opened on 1 May 1950.
The building is marked by a memorial plaque
Memorial Plaque
The Memorial Plaque was issued after the First World War to the next-of-kin of all British and Empire service personnel who were killed as a result of the war....
. A monument entitled Call of the Uprising, sculpted by Vojin Bakić
Vojin Bakić
Vojin Bakić was a prominent Croatian sculptor of Serbian descent.-Work and Artistic Career:Bakić was an important figure, particularly in the 50’s and 60’s Croatian contemporary art scene, and collaborated with the group EXAT-51 and the Nove tendencije movement...
, adorns the front of the building.
Notable residents
- Edvard KardeljEdvard KardeljEdvard Kardelj also known under the pseudonyms Sperans and Krištof was a Yugoslav communist political leader, economist, partisan, publicist, and full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts...
- Vladimir DedijerVladimir DedijerVladimir Dedijer was a Yugoslav partisan fighter, politician and historian.During World War II he was an editor of the Yugoslav Communist Party newspaper Borba, and member of the agitprop section to the General Staff.After the war he was a member of Yugoslav delegation on 1946 Paris peace...
- Ivo Lola RibarIvo Lola RibarIvan "Ivo Lola" Ribar , was a Yugoslav communist politician of Croatian descent, who achieved National Hero status thanks to his contributions in the fight against fascism...
- Josip Broz TitoJosip Broz TitoMarshal Josip Broz Tito – 4 May 1980) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman. While his presidency has been criticized as authoritarian, Tito was a popular public figure both in Yugoslavia and abroad, viewed as a unifying symbol for the nations of the Yugoslav federation...
lived on the first floor.
History
The house was built in 1934 by Vladislav Ribnikar. Before the outbreak of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 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 the Yugoslav Partisans (NOVJ).
In 1943, after Vladislav and his wife Jara departed with the Partisans, the house was confiscated and occupied by German officers.
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 a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
.
The Republic of Serbia declared the building a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance are the monuments in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection, and some of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites....
in 1979, granting it protected status.
In 2003, the museum was closed, and the property was returned to the Ribnikar family. Also, in the same year, Ribnikar Fond decided to use old Museum building, and open new museum, called "Museum of Politika
Politika
Politika is a Serbian newspaper. It is considered the newspaper of record and is the oldest daily in the Balkans, having been founded on January 25, 1904 by Vladislav Ribnikar. It is currently being published by Politika Newspapers and Magazines , a joint venture between Politika AD and...
and Serbian press".
See also
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional ImportanceMonuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance are the monuments in the Republic of Serbia that have the highest level of the State protection, and some of them are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites....