Museum of Jovan Cvijić — Attraction in City of Belgrade

I'm so glad that I found this truly gem of a museum just by typing in "museums" in Maps, because I already heard something of Mr. Cvijić before in my Geography studies and now could finally grow this "just-heard" to a "know-about". Great little exhibition in his former apartment, and even though there are not that much informations about him and his work in English, I really breathed in the vibe just by looking at the maps and sketches he draw. Man, men like him were really the pioneers of Geography, unluckily I'll surely not will have the chance to do field work...

Fantastic 1905 interior designed for the owner by the pioneer of decorative arts in Serbia. Al secco wall decoration, custom-made furniture upholstered with Balkan fabrics that Cvijić was bringing from his field research. Great insight into persona and times of Jovan Cvijić - a man of science who was instrumental in defining the borders in the Balkans after WWI. A passionate devotee who spent 40 years outdoors exploring the land and folklore, most of the time on foot or only with a...

This is a house of a famous Serbian scientist. Since he studied Geography and was into map making, there are some cool old maps, as well as antic furniture and masterfully painted walls. But this is it, there are only 4 rooms, so it took us 10 minutes to look around and get out. For 6 euros for two visiters this is...