National Museum Užice
National Museum presents monument that was since the day it was founded placed in two separate buildings, built just before the Second World War for the needs of National Bank. In these buildings, in the autumn of 1941 the general headquarters of NOPOJ and the Central Committee of KPJ were placed there, and underground, in the rooms of so- called “Trezor” (vaults), was the public shelter and partisan ammunition and arms factory.
Museum was founded in 1947 and the activities were based on collecting and studying material significant for cultural and political history of the town and surrounding. The buildings of national Museum are under protection of the government as an estate of cultural significance.
Permanent museum displays are available to the visitors: Užice – origin and development, Republic of Užice 1941, Partisan Factory for Production of Arms and Ammunition 1941, The history of military production in Užice from 1928 to the present day, Bequest of the painter Mihailo Milovanović and the Lapidarium of ancient monuments, and occasionally also interesting thematic exhibitions.
The permanent exhibition Užice Foundation and Development includes period since pre- history up to the modern times.
Legacy of the painter Mihailo Milovanović, the first academy painter from Užice, includes 15 paintings (oil on canvas), photographs, documents, medals and the parts of the home furniture from the heritage of the Milovanovićs family. For this Legacy, national Museum Užice was awarded the greatest museum award – prize Mihailo Valtrović.
Working hours : 09am-2:30 pm on working days.Address: Dimitrija Tucovića 18, Phone: +38131 521 360, http://nmuzice.org.rs/ , nmuzejuzice@ptt.rs