Museum of Herzegovina
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Museum of Herzegovina

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Museum of Herzegovina

The Museum of Herzegovina in Mostar is a cultural institution founded in 1950 with the aim of finding, preserving, and presenting the cultural and historical heritage of Mostar and Herzegovina. The museum is of a complex type and consists of several departments and permanent exhibitions located at different sites. The Historical Department with the administration is housed in the Džemal Bijedić Memorial House, while the Department of Literature is in the Svetozar Ćorović Memorial House, where the Šantić Memorial Room is also located.

The Old Bridge department in Tara Tower presents the bridge reconstruction project from 1999 to 2004. The MuM Interpretation Center with an ethnological collection of 70 exhibits, and the Archaeology Department with the Basilica site in Cim and the stećci lapidarium, complete the offer. The permanent exhibition also includes a collection on the life and culture of the urban and rural population of Mostar. Next to the museum is the Clock Tower from 1630, 15 meters high. Address: Bajatova 4, Mostar.

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