National Museum of Serbia

Overlooking Republic Square, the National Museum of Serbia is the country's oldest and largest museum, founded in the nineteenth century. Its collections span archaeology, medieval art, and a notable holding of European painting, including works by celebrated Impressionists. Among its treasures is the Miroslav Gospel, an illuminated twelfth-century manuscript regarded as a cornerstone of Serbian written heritage. After a long renovation, it reopened with modern displays across a stately early twentieth-century building.