Herzegovina Museum
{{Short description|Museum in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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| location = Bajatova 4, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Herzegovina Museum (Bosnian: Muzej Hercegovine) is a museum in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina containing items associated with the history of the area.{{cite web | url=http://www.visitmostar.net/HercegovinaMuseum.htm | title=Herzegovina Museum | publisher=Visit Mostar| accessdate=June 4, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615152020/http://www.visitmostar.net/HercegovinaMuseum.htm | archive-date=June 15, 2013 | url-status=dead }}
History
The museum was established in 1950 with the purpose to find, collect, keep and present the cultural and historical heritage of Mostar and Herzegovina.{{cite web |url=http://www.exploringbosnia.com/default.asp?ItemID=128DA96E7F8B1A41837E186B9734A472 |title=Herzegovina Museum — Mostar |publisher=Exploring Bosnia & Herzegovina] |accessdate=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723143518/http://www.exploringbosnia.com/default.asp?ItemID=128DA96E7F8B1A41837E186B9734A472 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=usurped }} They divided their work into four main goals, namely archaeology, literature, history and ethnology.
The museum is divided into four main sections, to meet each of the above goals, with the sites located across the city:
- Džemal Bijedić Memorial House (History)
- Memorial House of Svetozar Ćorović (Literature)
- Tara Tower Museum of the Old Bridge (Archaeology)
- MuM Interpretation Center Mostar (Ethnology)
The Herzegovina Museum owns a collection of archaeological and ethnographic exhibits, as well as documents supplying information on the various periods of the city of Mostar and Herzegovina. It also features antique furniture and historical objects of daily use.{{cite web |title=Museum of Herzegovina Mostar |url=http://museu.ms/museum/298/Museum-of-Herzegovina-Mostar |website=museu.ms |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=en}}
The section of the museum housed in the former home of Džemal Bijedić, the head of the Yugoslav Government who died in a plane crash in 1977 is dedicated to his life.{{cite web |title=Museum of Herzegovina - Visit the Memorial House of Džemal Bijedić |url=https://bookaweb.com/ad/2371 |website=bookaweb.com |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=en}} This section of the museum was opened on 22 April 1981, displaying a political biography of Bijedić.{{cite web |title=Džemal Bijedić Memorial House |url=https://www.muzejhercegovine.com/en/dzemal-bijedic-memorial-house/ |website=Muzej Hercegovine |access-date=28 April 2025}}
The house of writer Svetozar Ćorović was acquired and opened as a second museum in 1968.{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.muzejhercegovine.com/en/about/ |website=Muzej Hercegovine |access-date=28 April 2025}} An exhibition on the life of poet Aleksa Šantić is held here.{{cite web |title=Svetozar Ćorović Memorial House |url=https://www.muzejhercegovine.com/en/svetozar-corovic-memorial-house/ |website=Muzej Hercegovine |access-date=28 April 2025}}
The Museum of the Old Bridge, opened in 2004, tells the history of the stone bridge built in 1557.{{cite web |title=Museum of the Old Bridge |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/old-bridge-museum |website=Atlas Obscura |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=en |date=25 April 2025}} Both the Old Bridge and the city of Mostar were made UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2005.{{cite web |title=Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/946/ |website=UNESCO |access-date=28 April 2025}}
The MuM Interpretation Centre is an ethnological museum which tells the story of Mostar's religion, culture and spiritual background. {{cite web |title=Museum of Herzegovina - MUM Interpretation Centre |url=https://www.hercegovina.ba/en/listings/museum-of-herzegovina-mum-interpretation-centre/ |website=Hercegovina |access-date=28 April 2025}}
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Category:History museums in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Category:Archaeological museums
Category:Ethnographic museums in Europe