Open AccessTenants from Dzehana's house: A case of Natural history museum or of national negligence
Author(s) -
Trivo Indjic
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke/zbornik matice srpske za društvene nauke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0836
pISSN - 0352-5732
DOI - 10.2298/zmsdn0927107i
Subject(s) - serbian , cultural institution , foundation (evidence) , institution , natural (archaeology) , natural history , national identity , work (physics) , political science , law , history , sociology , public administration , media studies , engineering , archaeology , medicine , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , politics
For every serious cultural policy, museums are the creators and guardians of cultural and national identity and the foundations of knowledge. The Museum of Natural History of Serbia, since its foundation in 1895 (as The Museum of the Serbian Country) has not received the elementary, adequate conditions for work (building, budget, staff). History of this particularly significant cultural and scientific institution is a sad example of misunderstanding and arrogance of the authorities towards national culture, science and education lasting till today