National Museum of Montenegro

Museum in Cetinje, Montenegro

Location of National Museum of Montenegro

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

Departments

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

Historical Museum of Montenegro
Ethnographic Museum of Montenegro
Artistic Museum of Montenegro
King Nikola's Palace^[1]
Biljarda, Museum of Petar II Petrović Njegoš

Possessions

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

^ Dvorac Kralja Nikole, waytomonte.com
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ de Giorgio 2007, p. 21
^ Šćepanović, Lela; Janković, Srđan (21 November 2017). "Tajna pohare Narodnog muzeja Crne Gore". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.

Bibliography

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

External links

Historical National Museum of Montenegro website (2020/09/30)
Njegoskij|org :: "The Montenegrin Ministry of Culture publishes the electronic edition of its 2007 National Museum Guidebook"

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