National Museum of Montenegro, Cetinje, Montenegro

National Museum of Montenegro in Cetinje is a complex institution consisting of four museums: Museum of History, the Art Museum with the Modern art gallery Dado Duric, the Ethnographic Museum and the newly founded Archaeological Museum with Lapidarium.

Collection of museum exhibits on the territory of present-day Montenegro can be traced back to the ancient past. In a modern sense, however, it is possible to record the traces as of late 15th century, the time when Cetinje was established as a political and spiritual centre of Montenegro. The residences of Ivan Crnojevic and the Vranjine Metropolitan, built at the time, contained rich stores of cultural-historical treasure as well as archive and book collections. During the sixteenth and seventeenth century, collecting is to be associated chiefly with the Montenegrin Metropolitans, while the nature of the collected items relates primarily to church history.

The museum possesses the Oktoih Prvoglasnik, a significant printed work from the late 15th century. It also host the original icon of Our Lady of Philermos, which had been in the possession of the Order of St. John since the Crusades. The icon was removed from the St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta by Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim when the Order was expelled from Malta by the French in 1798.

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Gilad Weijel (2 years ago)
For a museum it is beautiful, and really interesting. For a national museum it is pretty disappointing. It shows a lot of Archaeological findings, tells the story of the history of the countery. It is a little bit confusing, and jumps through different times very frequently

Troy Jenkinson (2 years ago)
Lots of really interesting information but it could be better presented in an engaging way rather than lots of artefacts in cases. Really interesting section about the Yugoslav wars… particularly the part the Montenegrins played in their “dark past.”

Tiziana Montaldo (3 years ago)
Don't miss this place for any reason. With one ticket (12 euros) you can easily visit 6 museums in an afternoon /1 day. Art museum and the historical one are in the same place, yellow Palace. Art museum includes a selection of 3.000 artists'works through all the era: Renaissance, impressionism, modernism, cubism, etc. Until nowadays. Artists are all from Montenegro area and many have studied in European countries such as Italy and France.

Paweł Słotwiński (4 years ago)
Various styles of painting help to get better feeling of Montenegrin Art, really worth to see. Ticket cost about 5€, 1 hour in Art Museum was enough to see most of works.

Claude Waddington (6 years ago)
Finally managed to find a museum in this country. It was worth travelling to this city just for the museum. €3 entrance is worth it. The 1900's history is more interesting as there's more than just old coins and flags to look at. Glad to learn more about the Montenegrin identity, especially through the conversation I had with the museum guide who helped me better understand why Montenegro is an ecological state. Thank you for an enlightening conversation and I do hope that Montenegro will do its best to protect its beautiful nature, the beaches and the sea as much as it is willing to protect the mountains. Tourists will still come, just a better and more respectful bunch who can appreciate this beautiful country. The building is nice, the courtyard should be opened to paid visitors too.

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