The National Museum is the largest and oldest museum in Serbia. It is located in Republic Square, Belgrade

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...

. The museum was established on May 10, 1844. Since it was founded, its collections have to over 400,000 objects including many foreign masterpieces. Currently, the museum is closed for renovation.

The National Museum building was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979.
The Museum has 34 archeological, numismatic, artistic and historical collections today.
The main collection consists of sculptures from Vinca

Vinca

Vinca is a genus of six species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus .-Description:Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing stems 1–2 m long...

 (6-5th millennium B.C.) such as Lady of Vinča

Lady of Vinča

The Lady of Vinča is an iconic terracotta anthropomorphic figurine of the prehistoric Vinča culture. It was excavated in 1929, at the archaeological site of Vinča-Belo Brdo, in the municipality of Grocka, Belgrade. The figurine is housed in Belgrade's National Museum of Serbia.-External links:*...

 and Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir is an important Mesolithic archaeological site located in Serbia in the central Balkan peninsula. It consists of one large settlement with around ten satellite villages. The evidence suggests the first human presence in the locality around 7000 BC with the culture reaching its peak...

 (7th millennium B.C.).
There are also numerous sculptures, weapons, helmets and other items from ancient Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and 1005 items from ancient Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and items from Ancient Celtic people.
The most valuable pieces from that period are Dupljaja Chariot (16-13th century B.C), golden masks from Trebenište (6th century B.C.), household sets from Jabučje (1st century A.D.), the Belgrade Cameo (4th century).Silver belt with swastika, 5th century BC.
There is also a collection from ancient Egypt

Egypt

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