BOSNIAN MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS
AND ORGANIZATIONS
1. Museums and Art Galleries
2. Cultural Heritage Protection Institutes
3. Cultural Heritage Research Institutes
4. NGOs working with Cultural Heritage
Institutions in Sarajevo are listed first, then alphabetically by city.
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MUSEUM AND ART GALLERIES
SARAJEVO
NAME: Zemaljski Muzej Bosne i Hercegovine (National Museum of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
ADDRESS: Zmaja od Bosne 3, 71000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 668-027
FAX: 033 668-025
EMAIL: z.muzej@zemaljskimuzej.ba
WEB SITE: www.zemaljskimuzej.ba
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Important collections of: 1) Archaeology: prehistoric, ancient, medieval
(over 105,000 artefacts; 2) Ethnology: material culture (14,000 artefacts), spiritual culture, folk
music, oral folklore; 3) Natural Sciences: geological, paleontological, mineralogical, petrological,
botanical, ornithological, entomological, zoological, with collections of the flora and fauna of the
entire Balkan region as well as foreign items. The library is the oldest scholarly library in Bosnia-
Herzegovina with rich and large holdings (200,000 volumes).
DIRECTOR: Aiša Softić
PUBLICATIONS: Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine – Arhaeologija, Glasnik Zemaljskog
muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine –Etnologija, Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine – Prirodne
VISITING HOURS: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10:00 – 14:00, Wednesday: 11:00 – 19:00 PM,
Sunday: 10:00 - 14:00 (CLOSED Wednesdays in the winter)
NAME: Umjetnička Galerija (Art Gallery of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
ADDRESS: Zelenih beretki br. 8, 71000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 667-532
FAX: 033 664-162
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: 4,500 inventoried works if art including, paintings, graphics,
photographs and sculpture. Mostly of Bosnian and Yugoslav artists, there is an important
collection of works by Ferdinand Hodler.
E-MAIL: ugbih@bih.net.ba
DIRECTOR: Meliha Husedžinović
NAME: Muzej Sarajeva (Museum of Sarajevo)
ADDRESS: Jevrejska bb, 71 000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 215-531
FAX: 033 215-532
: muze sa@b h ne . ba
E-MAIL: muzejjsa@biih..nett.ba
WEB SITE:: www..muzejjsarajjeva..ba
WEB SITE www muze sara eva ba
FOUNDED: 1949
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TYPE OF MUSEUM: City historical museum. Has the following branch museums:
Muzej Jevreja BiH (Jewish Museum of Bosnia-Herzegovina): not open at present.
Mula Mustafe Bašeskije bb, Sarajevo
Tel: 033 535-688
Svirzina Kuća (The Svrzo House): a beautiful Ottoman house of the 18th-19th C
Glođina 8, Sarajevo
Tel: 033 535-264
Opening Hours: Daily except Monday:10.00-15.00 July/August: 10.00-21.00
Despića Kuća (The Despić House): a recently restored example of a Serbian merchant’s
house
Despićeva 2, Sarajevo
Tel: 033 533-534
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 09.00 – 15.000
Muzej Sarajeva 1878 – 1914 (Museum of Sarajevo 1878-1918): Used only for temporary
exhibitions at present
Zelenih beretki bb, Sarajevo
TYPES OF COLLECTIONS: historical, social history, archaeology, furniture, textiles, paintings,
weapons.
DIRECTOR: Mevlida Serdarević
NAME: Historijski Muzej Bosne i Hercegovina (Historical Museum of Bosnia-Herzegovina)
ADDRESS: Zmaja od Bosne 9, 71 000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 210-416
FAX: 033 656-629
FOUNDED: 1945 (formerly Museum of the Revolution)
TYPE OF COLLECTIONS: Largely focus on WWII, but considerable artefacts from the medieval,
Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and pre-WWII period. Photographs 88,600 (24,600 rare); works of
art 2,300; three-dimensional objects, including weapons, uniforms, personal artefacts; archives
68,500 (18,300 rare); library 20,000 vols.; documentation centre 2,500 items.
DIRECTOR: Dr Muhiba Kaljanac
NAME: Muzej Stare Srpsko-pravoslavne Crkve (Museum of the Old Serbian Orthodox
Church)
ADDRESS: Mula Mustafe Bašeskije 59, 71000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 53 47 83
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: a small but interesting collection of silver and gold church objects, robes
and most importantly a large collection of icons, many from Crete, dating from the 1600s as well
as locally-painted ones.
OPENING HOURS: 10.00 – 15.00
NAME: Muzej Književnosti BiH (Museum of Literature and Theatre Arts of Bosnia-
Herzegovina)
ADDRESS: Sime Milutinovića Sarajlije 5, Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 471-828
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TYPES OF HOLDINGS: manuscripts, writers’ personal correspondence, documents,
photographs, paintings, books, newspaper cuttings
DIRECTOR: Aleksandar Liljak
PUBLICATIONS: Baština
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BANJA LUKA
NAME: Muzej Republike Srpske (Museum of Republika Srpska)
ADDRESS: D. Danica 1, 78 000 Banja Luka
TELEPHONE: 051 305-486
FAX: 051 317-318
FOUNDED: 1930
NUMBER OF VOLUMES: 5,500 books, 500 journals
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Archaeology (60,000); ethnology (10,000) incl. Melanesian artefacts
collected by Matthias Folger and Aloys Bley; history (44,500) mainly contemporary; natural
history (4,000) local and regional species.
DIRECTOR: Milica Radojiĉić
PUBLICATIONS: Zbornik
NAME: Galerija Likovnih Umjetnosti Republike Srpske (Art Gallery of Republika Srpska)
ADDRESS: Srpskih Junaka 2, 78 000 Banja Luka
TELEPHONE: 051 215-364
FAX: 051 304-994
E-MAIL: galrs@inecco.net
FOUNDED: 1971
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Collection of 1,100 contemporary works of art in different media.
DIRECTOR: Nikola Galić
BIHAĆ
NAME: Muzej Unsko-sanskog kantona (Una-Sana Canton Museum)
ADDRESS: ul. 5 Korpusa 2, 77000 Bihać
TELEPHONE: 037 229-743
FOUNDED: 1953
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional Museum. Also responsible for the following branch museums:
1. Kapetanova kula (The Captain’s Tower)
2. Museum of the first Session of AVNOJ
TYPES OF COLLECTIONS: Archaeology, history, WWII, ethnography, natural history
DIRECTOR: Džafer Mahmutović
BIJELJINA
NAME: Muzej Semberija (Semberija Museum)
ADDRESS: Karadjordjeva 1, 76 300 Bijeljina
TELEPHONE: 065 401-293
FAX: 065 471-625
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EMAIL: mbabic@rstel.net
FOUNDED: 1970
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional museum.
NUMBER OF VOLUMES IN LIBRARY: over 5,000 volumes
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Archaeology; history (5,000 artefacts, incl. 2,000 photographs);
ethnography (2,000); Resić Collections of ceramics; tapestries by Milica Zorić-Ĉolaković
DIRECTOR: Mirko Babić
DOBOJ
NAME: Regionalni Muzej Doboj (Doboj Regional Museum)
ADDRESS: Ul. Vidovdanska br.4, Doboj
TELEPHONE: 032 31220
FOUNDED: 1956
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: 16,000 inventoried items of archaeology, ethnography, history,
photography.
DIRECTOR: Ms. Dobrila Bijelić
FOJNICA
NAME: Franjevački Samostan Fojnica (Franciscan Monastery Fojnica)
ADDRESS: Fojnica, Bosnia-Herzegovina
TELEPHONE: 033 837-410
FAX: 033 837-412
FOUNDED: 1668
NUMBER OF VOLUMES: c. 12,500 including 13 incunabula and other early works, including the
Fojnica Arms book, works in Bosanĉica ( Bosnian Cyrillic).
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PERIODICALS: Many early and later 19 C periodicals
TYPES OF ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS: Documents relating to the Franciscan order, Fojnica
monastery and Fojnica (including inventories and parish registers), Bosnian ecclesiastical and
secular history, education, diaries and autograph letters, Ottoman land–related documents as well
as 156 documents in Bosanĉica and 3,000 Turkish documents.
GUARDIAN: Fra Janko Ljubos
JAJCE
NAME: Franjevački Samostan Jajce (Franciscan Monastery Jajce)
ADDRESS: Fra Antuna Kneževića 6, Bosnia-Herzegovina
TELEPHONE: 030 658-121/658-574
EMAIL: frasamostan.jajce@tel.net.ba
FOUNDED: 1885
NUMBER OF VOLUMES:
PERIODICALS:.
TYPES OF ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS:
GUARDIAN: Fra Ilija Stipić
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KREŠOVO
NAME: Franjevački Samostan Krešovo (Franciscan Monastery Krešovo)
ADDRESS: Kreševo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
TELEPHONE: 087 806-075
FOUNDED: 1767
NUMBER OF VOLUMES: c.17,000
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NUMBER OF PERIODICALS: 92 (Mostly 19 -early/mid 20 C)
GUARDIAN: Fra Mato Cvijetković
KRALJEVA SUTJESKA
NAME: Franjevački Samostan Kraljeva Sutjeska (Franciscan Monastery Kraljeva Sutjeska)
ADDRESS: 72244 Kraljeva Sutjeska, Bosnia-Herzegovina
TELEPHONE: 072 779-015
FAX: 072 779-291
FOUNDED: 1664
NUMBER OF VOLUMES: c.11,000, including 31 incunabula and works in Bosanĉica
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PERIODICALS: some early/mid 19 C periodicals.
TYPES OF ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS: parish registers, the earliest from 1641, other parish and
monastery documents, manuscripts including Turkish grammars, c. 3,500 Turkish documents
GUARDIAN: Fra Stjepan Duvnjak
LIVNO
NAME: Franjevački Samostan Gorica (Franciscan Monastery Gorica)
ADDRESS: Goriĉka cesta bb, Livno, Bosnia-Herzegovina
TELEPHONE: 034 200-922
FAX: 034 200-923
EMAIL: framuzej@hotmail.com
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FOUNDED: 19 c.
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Monastery museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: archaeology, ethnography, sacral objects, numismatics, philatelic,
Gabrijel Jurkić Gallery
NUMBER OF VOLUMES: c.35,000 new and c. 3,000 published between 1500 and 1850.
DIRECTOR: Josip Gelo
MOSTAR
NAME: Muzej Hercegovine (Museum of Herzegovina)
ADDRESS: Bajatova 4, Mostar
TELEPHONE: 036 551602
FAX: 036 551602
FOUNDED: 1950
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional Museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: ethnographia, archaeology, paintings, manuscripts, numismatics
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DIRECTOR: Zdravko Zvonić
VISITING HOURS: 9.00 – 14.00 weekdays, 10.00 – 12.00 Saturdays
PRIJEDOR
NAME: Muzej Kozara (Kozara Museum)
ADDRESS: Nikole Pašića, 79101 Prijedor
TELEPHONE: 062 21334
FOUNDED: 1953
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Art: 400 paintings of the Prijedor School; Archaeology: 900 important
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exhibits, mainly pre-history including two 5 C. Celtic-Illyrian helmets, Roman and some
medieval; Ethnology: 400 artefacts of the Kozara region; History: 2,000 documents and other
artefacts relating to WWII in the Kozara region.
STAFF: Milenko Radivojec
PUBLICATIONS: exhibition catalogues
TREBINJE
NAME: Muzej Herzegovine - Trebinje (Museum of Herzegovina – Trebinje)
ADDRESS: Stari Grad b.b., Trebinje
TELEPHONE: 060 20-220
FAX: 060 20-220
FOUNDED: 1956
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional Museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Rich archaeology (1,860), esp. pre-history (Illyrian helmets and
jewellery), and ethnography (900) collections; history incl. documents of Turkish period (4,580);
468 paintings; Duĉić Collection of art and archaeology.
DIRECTOR: Djordjo Odavić
PUBLICATIONS: Tribunia
TRAVNIK
NAME: Zavičajni Muzej Travnik (Regional Museum Travnik)
ADDRESS: Memed-paše Kukavice 1, 72 270 Travnik
TELEPHONE: 030 814-140
DIRECTOR: Fatima Maslić
EMAIL: zmt99@bih.net.ba
TUZLA
NAME: Muzej Istočne Bosne Tuzla (Museum of East Bosnia, Tuzla)
ADDRESS: Mije Keroševića broj 3, 75000 Tuzla
TELEPHONE: 035 280-034
FAX: 035 280-034
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FOUNDED: 1947
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Regional museum.
TYPES OF COLLECTIONS: Archaeology (rich pre-history, Celtic bronze jewellery, Roman,
medieval) 15,000 artefacts; History (emphasis on WWII period) 12,000 artefacts; Ethnology
8,000; Natural History 3,000; Art (including works of D. Mihajlović) 1,000; Numismatics.
NUMBER OF VOLUMES IN LIBRARY: 15,000
DIRECTOR: Prof. Fehim Mujanović
PUBLICATIONS: Članci i građa za kulturnu historiju sjeveroistočne Bosne (annually)
NAME: Galerija Portreta Tuzla (Gallery of International Portraits)
ADDRESS: Slavka Miĉića 13B, 75000 Tuzla
TELEPHONE: 035 234-897
FAX: 035 235-220
FOUNDED: 1964.
TYPE OF MUSEUM: Portrait and art gallery. Holds biennale. Administers branch museum:
Atelier Ismet Mujezinović,
Klosterska 19, 75 000 Tuzla
the former studio of the artist Ismet Mujezinović
TYPES OF COLLECTIONS: Works of Ismet Mujezinović, 300 paintings, 3,000 drawings; Portrait
collection 200; international collections incl. works by James Haim Pinto; works of Adela
Bervukić 200; works of Bosno-Herzegovinian artists 300; works by artists who lived or worked
in Tuzla.
DIRECTOR: Ĉazim Sarajlić
NAME: Muzej solane Tuzla (Saltworks Museum Tuzla)
ADDRESS: Solanska 1, 75 000 Tuzla
TELEPHONE: 035 214-167
FAX: 035 214-167
TYPE OF MUSEUM: specialist museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Artefacts relating to the salt industry in Tuzla
ZENICA
NAME: Muzej Grada Zenice (Museum of the City of Zenica)
ADDRESS: Jevrejska 1, Zenica
TELEPHONE: 032-02-020
FAX:
FOUNDED: 1979
TYPE OF MUSEUM: City Museum
TYPES OF HOLDINGS: Ethnographic, archaeological, historical, minerals, paintings, library
DIRECTOR: Muhamed Bajramović
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CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION INSTITUTES
NAME: Bosna i Hercegovina komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika (Bosnia-
Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments)
ADDRESS: Obala Kulina Bana 1, Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033-276-760
FAX: 033-276-768
EMAIL: Aneks8ko@bih.net.ba
ACTIVITIES: Instituted under Annex 8 of the Dayton Peace Accords. It has a mandate to
receive and decide on petitions for designating property as National Monuments to ensure their
preservation and protection.
CONTACT PERSON: Damir Baćvić
EMAIL: damir@aneks8komisija.co.ba
NAME: Zavod za zaštitu kulturno, historijskog i prirodnog nasljeđa BiH [Institute for the
Protection of the Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia-Herzegovina ]
ADDRESS: Alekse Šantića 8/II, 71000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 663-299
FAX: 033 663-299
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
DIRECTOR: Dr Džihad Pašić
PUBLICATIONS: Naše Starine
NAME: Kantonalni Zavod za Zaštitu Kulturno-Historisjkog i Prirodnog Naslijeđa
Sarajevo [Institute for the Protection of the Cultural-Historical and Natural Heritage of the
Canton of Sarajevo]
ADDRESS: Kaptol 16, Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 260-980
FAX: 033 663-298
E-MAIL: heritsa@bih.net .ba
FOUNDED: 1965
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
LIBRARY: 15,000 vols
DIRECTOR: Valida Ĉelić Ćemerlić
PUBLICATIONS: Annual report
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NAME: Zavod za zaštitu kulturno-povijesnog nasljeđa Jajce [Institute for the Preservation
of Culture, History and Natural Heritage ]
ADDRESS: Svetog Luke 15, Jajce
TELEPHONE /FAX: 036-551-178
EMAIL: zastitu.kultpovpr.jajce@tel.net.ba
CONTACT PERSON: Enes Milak
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NAME: Zavod za očuvanje kulturnog nasljeđa, Istočni Mostar [Institute for the
Preservation of Cultural Heritage of East Mostar ]
ADDRESS: Mala Tepa 26, 88000 Mostar
TELEPHONE: 036-551-178
FAX:
EMAIL: zavodmostar@yahoo.com
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
DIRECTOR: Zijad Demirović
NAME: Zavod za zaštitu spomenika HZ HB [Institute for the Preservation of Monuments,
Croatian Community of Herceg-Bosna]
ADDRESS: Stjepana Radića 3, Mostar
TELEPHONE/FAX: 036-312-186
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
CONTACT PERSON: Ivanka Miliĉević-Capek
NAME: Zavod za očuvanje kulturnog nasljeđa Trebinje [Institute for the Preservation of
Cultural Heritage Trebinje ]
ADDRESS: Majke Jugovića 11, Trebinje
TELEPHONE: 059-220-990
FAX:
EMAIL: spomkult@spicanet.net
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
CONTACT PERSON: Aleksandar Ratković
NAME: Zavod za zaštitu kulturnog naljeđa Tuzla (Institute for the Protection of Cultural
Heritage Tuzla)
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE: 075-236-434
FAX: 075-281-448
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
NAME: Zavod za zaštitu kulturnog nasljeđa Zenica (Institute for the Protection of Cultural
Heritage, Zenica)
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE: 032-402-020
FAX:
ACTIVITIES: Protection and preservation of monuments, conservation, registering of moveable
and non-moveable heritage, collection of documents, raising awareness of the heritage, valuation
of the heritage, working on projects and studies.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NAME: Bosnjački Institut Sarajevo (Bosniak Institute Sarajevo)
ADDRESS: Ferhadija 12, 71000 Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 444-223
FAX: 033 667-641
ACTIVITIES: Research into the history, literature, art, language and religion of the Bosniaks of
Bosnia-Herzegovina and the promotion of their cultural heritage.
DIRECTOR: Muhamed Hadžiomerović
NAME: Centar za Islamsku Arhitektura (Centre for Islamic Architecture)
ADDRESS: Saraĉi 49, u zgradi Medrese Gazi Husrevbega, Sarajevo
TELEPHONE: 033 447-057
FAX: 033 232-116
E-MAIL: cia.mela@bih.net.ba
FOUNDED: 1995
ACTIVITIES: Restoration and reconstruction of damaged and destroyed religious sites ownedby
the Islamic community of Bosnia-Herzegovina, informing the world about its value and damage.
LIBRARY/COLLECTIONS: 50
DIRECTOR: Kemal Zukić
PUBLICATIONS: occasional
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NGOS WORKING WITH CULTURAL HERITAGE
NAME: Undruženje za zaštitu kulturno-istorijskog nasljeđa (Association for the Protection
of Cultural and Historic Heritage)
ADDRESS: M. Tita 65, 88400 Konjic
TELEPHONE: 036-730-460/461
CONTACT PERSON: Dženan Kovaĉić
EMAIL: dženan@bih.net.ba
NAME: Snaga u razlićitosti (Strength in Diversity)
ADDRESS: Ul. Šehida 25 , 72270 Travnik
TELEPHONE: 030-518-968
FAX: 030-518-628
EMAIL: aamtrb@bih.net.ba or aamtrb@hotmail.com
ACTIVITIES: Have carried out cultural heritage programmes in schools in Travnik.
CONTACT PERSON: Amela Tribović
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