Politics of the Museum of Yugoslav History

Abstract

Tracing the history of the site where the Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade is located, but also where different heritage institutions were founded from 1962 onwards, this article examines changes in external politics that had an effect on the internal politics of this museum. Furthermore, this paper analyses the relationship between a place of memory and politics as well as the official culture of remembrance and that of sub-groups. Consequently, the article examines the foundation of the May 25 Museum, the museum that preserves the gifts of Josip Broz Tito, former president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Memorial Center Josip Broz Tito created after his death, and finally, the Museum of Yugoslav History, founded at the same site as the aforementioned institutions and including not only their collections but also collections of other museums in Belgrade.