The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia (),
formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia (), is a national institution in
Macedonia and one of the oldest
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
s in the country. It is located in the
Old Bazaar in
Skopje
Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...
, near the
Skopje Fortress. The Museum of the Republic of Macedonia was created by joining three museums in one. The three museums that were unified were the archaeological, historical and ethnological museum,
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:
*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:
*Department of Anthropology
*Department of Archaeology
*Department of Ethnology
*Department of History
*Department of History of Arts
*Department for conservation
See also
*
Archaeological Museum of Macedonia
*
National Gallery (North Macedonia)
*
Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)
*
List of museums in North Macedonia
References
External links
The evaluation of the Museum of Macedonia in Skopje by Barbara Voponcov.
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Republic of North Macedonia
Museums established in 1924
National museums
Old Bazaar, Skopje
Yugoslav Macedonian architecture