Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Historijski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine
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Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Former name
Museum of the Revolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established13 November 1945;79 years ago (1945-11-13)
LocationZmaja od Bosne 5, 71 000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Collection size>400,000
Website muzej.ba

The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian : Historijski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine) is a museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Sarajevo from the Middle Ages to the present day. The museum was founded in 1945.

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History

The museum was founded on 13 November 1945. The museum has had several names during its life, adopting the name Museum of National Revolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1949, before changing to Museum of Revolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1963. It adopted the current name of Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993. [1] [2] The museum moved into its current, purpose built building at Zmaja od Bosne 5 in 1963. [1] The building was designed by Boris Magaš, Radovan Horvat, and Edo Šmidihen, and was declared a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012. [3] [4] The building was damaged by shelling during the Siege of Sarajevo in 1994. [4] [5]

Collections

The museum holds more than 400,000 historical artifacts, [6] with the largest part of the collection referring to the Second World War and the struggle for liberation from fascism. [7] Prior to 1993, the museum's sole focus was the War period, however upon changing name, the museum started to cover the country's history more broadly. [1] Now, the collection holds items covering a number of time periods, with permanent exhibitions looking at the Yugoslav Wars and a photographic history of Sarajevo. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina". museu.ms. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Historijski Muzej BiH". Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bosna i Hercegovina Komisija/ Povjerenstvo za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika" (PDF). aplikacija.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Building". Historijski Muzej Bosne i Hercegovine. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "The History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo -". European Memories. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Bosnia's Top Cultural Institutions Shutting Down ( Archived January 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine )
  7. ↑ "THE HISTORY MUSEUM OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA". Visit Sarajevo. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Permanent exhibitions". Historijski Muzej Bosne i Hercegovine. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

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