Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Historijski muzej Bosne i Hercegovine
A Yugoslav modernist building housing the 'Besieged Sarajevo' exhibition, which recreates daily life during the siege with homemade stoves, weapons and aid cans.
The Historical Museum is a box-shaped modernist building designed by architect Boris Magaš in 1963. It was hit by shelling during the war, and shell marks still remain on its exterior walls. Its worn, underfunded look has itself become part of the exhibition. The permanent exhibition, 'Besieged Sarajevo', displays stoves, lamps, weapons and humanitarian aid tins made by residents during the siege, vividly recreating the 1,425 days of survival. Tickets cost about 5 BAM. It is next to the National Museum, so the two can be visited together. Behind it is a café themed around Tito.
Opening hours
Daily 09:00–19:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Avaz Twist Tower
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos
- Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Gallery 11/07/95
- Ferhadija Street & Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures
- Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Latin Bridge & Museum Sarajevo 1878–1918