Detailed adaptation and modernization of Aeronautical Museum begins – Multipurpose hangars designed to blend into natural terrain also to be built within complex (PHOTO)

The Aeronautical Museum in Surcin is set to undergo detailed adaptation and modernization, announced Minister of Finance Sinisa Mali. Minister of Defense Bratislav Gasic and Executive Director of the Nikola Tesla Airport Ana Kaludjerovic signed an agreement that creates the conditions for this attractive architectural work to be reconstructed and restored to its former glory, Mali said.

A plan for the reconstruction of the museum on an area of about 6,000 square meters was drawn up with the Ministry of Defense and the Belgrade Airport, he added.

– Our desire is to preserve material evidence important for the emergence and development of aviation in our region – Mali pointed out.

New facilities, multipurpose hangars, will also be built within the museum complex, which are designed to blend unobtrusively into the natural terrain, respecting the dominant position of the museum building.

He assures that the works on the Aviation Museum will be completed before the start of the specialized exhibition EXPO 2027.

– Our goal is to significantly improve the cultural scene of Belgrade and Serbia, and we believe that the new museums we are planning in the coming period will significantly contribute to this – Mali emphasized.

The Aviation Museum is located in the immediate vicinity of the Belgrade Airport. It was founded in 1957, and in 1989 it got its final, current location.

When it comes to Serbia’s aviation heritage, not all the news is so great. Let us remind that last week it was announced that the first Boeing 737-300 aircraft delivered to JAT during the summer of 1985, and the first aircraft of that type used in passenger traffic in Europe, had been destroyed at the Belgrade Airport. Registered as YU-AND, the aircraft made its first commercial flight in August 1985 on the Belgrade-Istanbul-Amman route. The aircraft later served Air Serbia through its Aviolet tourism brand, although it also frequently operated scheduled routes for the Serbian carrier.

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Muzej vazduhoplovstva Beograd

Ministarstvo finansija Republike Srbije

Ministarstvo odbrane Republike Srbije

A.D. Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd

Air Serbia ad Beograd

Aeronautical Museum Belgrade

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Defense

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

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Air Serbia

Bratislav Gašić

Ana Kaluđerović

Siniša Mali

reconstruction of Aeronautical Museum