Herzegovina Museum

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Herzegovina Museum was established in 1950 with the purpose to find, collect, keep and present the cultural and historical heritage of Mostar and Herzegovina. It is housed in the former home of Džemal Bijedić, the head of the Yugoslav Government who died in a plane crash in 1977. The building, constructed during the Austrian-Hungarian period, is an example of a mixture of architectural features between the Austrian-style dwelling and Oriental residency.

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.

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Founded: 1950
Category: Museums in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Omer Foco (10 months ago)
An amazing museum that is 100% worth the visit if you are interested in old Bosnian culture and way of living. The museum has a lot of other museum in mostar, such as: kula Tara and so on. It really show how the rooms looked and what tools and everyday objects were used in that time. 10/10.
Bobbi M (2 years ago)
€5 to enter. Not much information provided. 5 min Video is shown with no sound. Museum takes about 15 min to finish. I wouldn't recommend it for the cost.
Origamikeyfi (3 years ago)
A video shows the Mostar bridge before and after it was destroyed and how it was rebuilt. It is a small museum with displays of local life and old photographs. I thought it was an original wooden house, but it wasn't. I don't think it's worth the 10KM (5euro) entrance fee.
Maria Budniak (3 years ago)
Not worth the price. The museum displayed a collection of items with little or no context and explanation. Some rooms even looked like a set of high school history presentations.
Adam Wibowo (3 years ago)
Cool regional ethnic outfits. Overall it was expensive for what it is (5 euros). It looked like it was put together in 1 working day. I went through everything in 10 minutes - 15 minutes if you read through everything word by word. The pictures look like they came from Google Images and printed in low quality.
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