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National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The country's oldest museum, home of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a 14th-century illuminated Jewish manuscript.
- Open
- Closed Mondays
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Zmaja od Bosne 3, 71000 SarajevoDirections
- Getting There
- The tram to the Muzeji stop, about 10 minutes from the old town.
Why Go
Founded in 1888, the museum holds archaeology from prehistoric to medieval Bosnia, including carved stećak tombstones in its garden. The Haggadah, made in Spain around 1350, was saved from the Nazis and again during the siege; it's shown in its own room on certain days.
Nearby in Sarajevo
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