National Museum of Montenegro

Coordinates: 42°23′11″N 18°55′30″E / 42.3864°N 18.925°E / 42.3864; 18.925
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National Museum of Montenegro
LocationMontenegro Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates42°23′11″N 18°55′30″E / 42.3864°N 18.925°E / 42.3864; 18.925
Websitenarodnimuzej.me
National Museum of Montenegro is located in Montenegro
National Museum of Montenegro
Location of National Museum of Montenegro

The National Museum of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Народни музеј Црне Горе, romanizedNarodni muzej Crne Gore) is the largest museum in Montenegro. The museum was established in 1896 and is located in Cetinje, Montenegro.

Departments[edit]

The museum is divided into five departments:[citation needed]

Possessions[edit]

The museum possesses the Oktoih Prvoglasnik, a significant printed work from the late 15th century.[2] 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.[3]

Around 3000 artifacts owned by the museum cannot be located and they are presumed to have been stolen over the years.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dvorac Kralja Nikole, waytomonte.com
  2. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  3. ^ de Giorgio 2007, p. 21
  4. ^ "Tajna pohare Narodnog muzeja Crne Gore". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.

Bibliography[edit]

  • de Giorgio, Cynthia (2007). St John's Co-Cathedral – Valletta. Santa Venera: Heritage Books (a subsidiary of Midsea Books Ltd). ISBN 9789993271710.

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