Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro


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Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

 
Not too many countries have the satisfaction of having such a cultural-historically rich legacy on such a small territory as Montenegro does. Not only it preserves its long history from oblivion but it also works on the development and recognition of its cultural and historical heritage in a contemporary way. As the main institution that promotes the culture of Montenegro is the National Museum of Montenegro, which exists since 1950. Montenegro museums are a complex cultural institution that consists of different museums, and several art galleries. Here are some of the best ones, you shouldn’t miss when visiting Montenegro. 

Now, thanks to the Campaign 'Zivimo Kulturu #ostanidoma', which the Ministry of Culture is implementing, intending to offer cultural and artistic content to the citizens of Montenegro in the period of social isolation, due to the outbreak of COVID19, it is possible to visit the settings of four museum units that function within the National Museum of Montenegro. These are the King Nikola Museum, the Art Museum, the History Museum and Njegoš's Biljarda.

Museum of King Nikola

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

Museum of King Nikola in the residence of the last Montenegrin ruler Nikola I Petrovic Njegos, who left an indelible mark on the history of the country, as its ruler for more than 50 years. This construction became a museum in 1926, before which it used to be the house of King Danilo’s daughter Darinka. Read More

Njegos Museum Biljarda

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

Biljarda, the former residence of Petar II Petrovic Njegoš, built according to the design of Jakov Ozereckovski in 1838, is a place for the visitor to truly sense the time, circumstances and conditions in which the great Montenegrin Prince-Bishop, poet and philosopher created his most important works. Read More

The Ethnographic Museum of Montenegro

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

The Ethnographic Museum of Montenegro was founded in 1951, and with over 4400 items, attests to the rich material and spiritual culture of Montenegro and its people. This museum was originally located in the Biljarda building with two other museums, the Njegoš Museum and the Museum of the National Liberation War (NOB) until the earthquake in 1979, after which it was transferred to the former Serbian embassy house. Read More

History Museum - Cetinje

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

The spirit of a warrior Montenegrin who had fought throughout centuries not only with harsh rocky terrain, bare soil, ground inaccessible to the enemy too and but for the defence of that same land from external forces alike, and this is best portrayed through chronology provided in the History Museum, in the Government building. Read More

Money Museum

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

Money Museum was opened in 2012, as the project of the Central Bank of Montenegro, aimed at preserving the historical and cultural heritage in the field of numismatic values in Montenegro. Read More

Atelier DADO Gallery

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

In the gallery, artistic tendencies of many artists are expressed through the thematic exhibitions on many levels which also include workshops, lectures etc. The gallery is located on Dvorski Trg in the town centre of Cetinje. Read More

Art Gallery Miodrag Dado Djuric

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

​To affirm and valorise Montenegrin contemporary art, the gallery is developing cooperation with other cultural institutions of a similar profile, where program orientations are regularly organised, such as solo and group exhibitions of Montenegrin and foreign artists, lectures, presentations, round tables, concerts, literary evenings, etc. Read More

Maritime Museum

Museums and Galleries to Visit in Montenegro

To discover the rich and battle-filled history of the Kotor Bay, there is no better record than within the Kotor Maritime Museum, boasting several rooms of exhibitions...... Read More

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