▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁by ▁Vlad is lav ▁Rib nik ar . ▁Before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World   W ar   II , ▁a ▁shelter ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁yard , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁itself ▁was ▁prepared ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁illegal ▁operations . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁it ▁hid ▁il leg als . ▁and ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Part is ans ▁( NO V J ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁after ▁Vlad is lav ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁J ara ▁depart ed ▁with ▁the ▁Part is ans , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁and ▁occupied ▁by ▁German ▁officers . ▁ ▁After ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁was ▁liber ated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World   W ar   II , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁left ▁the ▁house ▁empty ▁and ▁v andal ized . ▁Rib nik ar ▁gave ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁museum . ▁ ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁declared ▁the ▁building ▁a ▁Monument ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁Exception al ▁Import ance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁grant ing ▁it ▁protected ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Rib nik ar ▁family . ▁Also , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Rib nik ar ▁F ond ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁old ▁Museum ▁building , ▁and ▁open ▁new