Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia
Музеј на Република Северна Македонија
The main building of the museum
Established1924[1]
LocationOld Bazaar, Skopje, North Macedonia
TypeNational
Websitemuseum.org.mk

The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Музеј на Република Северна Македонија, romanized: Muzej na Republika Severna Makedonija),[2] formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia (Macedonian: Музеј на Македонија, romanized: Muzej na Makedonija), is a national institution in North Macedonia and one of the oldest museums in the country. It is located in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, near the Skopje Fortress. The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia was created by joining three museums in one. The three museums that were unified were the archaeological, historical and ethnological museum,[1] of which the archaeological museum was the oldest one; it was opened in 1924 and that date is considered as an establishing date of the national museum. During the existence of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, the museum was known as People's Museum of Macedonia.

The museum has got total area of 10.000 m², of which 6000 m² are meant for permanent or temporal exhibitions. The institution is of complex character, which means it gathers, keeps, conserves and presents the national Macedonian historical and cultural heritage. Within the museum is the Kuršumli An, a historical monument that was built in the 16th century. Besides that, the museum takes care about the collections of the following institutions as well:[3]

  • the collections in the Palace of culture "Dragi Tozija" in Resen,
  • the collections in the library "Iskra" in Kočani,
  • the collections in the Palace of culture "25 May" in Valandovo, and
  • the collections in the memorial houses in the villages Bituše, Galičnik and Gorno Vranovci.

Sections

The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia is divided into the following departments or sections:[3]

  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Archaeology
  • Department of Ethnology
  • Department of History
  • A view from the traditional costumes exhibit
    Department of History of Arts
  • Department for conservation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Voroncov, Barbara (Барбара Воронцов) (May 2005). Evaluacija na Muzejot na Makedonija vo Skopje Евалуација на Музејот на Македонија во Скопје [The evaluation of the Museum of Macedonia in Skopje] (PDF) (in Macedonian). Skopje, Macedonia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08 – via soros.org.mk.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Vlada na Republika Severna Makedonija (Влада на Република Северна Македонија). Lista na institucii so nov naziv Листа на институции со нов назив (PDF) (in Macedonian) – via vlada.mk.
  3. 1 2 "Museum of Macedonia" (in Macedonian). Skopje. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museum of Macedonia, Skopje.

42°00′09″N 21°26′09″E / 42.00250°N 21.43583°E / 42.00250; 21.43583

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.