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The Museum of African Art located in the Senjak neighbourhood of Belgrade, Serbia, is the oldest institution in Southeast Europe dedicated exclusively to African art. Founded in 1977, during a period of strong Yugoslav engagement with the Non-Aligned Movement, the museum was established by Veda Zagorac and Zdravko Pečar, a former Yugoslav ambassador to Ghana and Mali, who donated the collection they gathered during their time in Africa. The museum’s permanent exhibition highlights artifacts from West Africa, particularly from Ghana, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burkina Faso.

The museum presents itself as a distinctly anti-colonial institution, distinguishing itself from many other European collections of African art. Its artifacts were not acquired through colonization, plunder, or exploitation but were instead received as gifts from African nations, reflecting Yugoslavia’s diplomatic relationships and cultural cooperation with its African allies.