The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Музеј на Република Северна Македонија, translit=Muzej na Republika Severna Makedonija),
formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia ( mk, Музеј на Македонија, translit=Muzej na Makedonija), is a national institution in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
and one of the oldest
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
s in the country. It is located in the
Old Bazaar
The Old Bazaar ( mk, Стара чаршија, ''Stara čaršija''; ; tr, Eski Çarşı or Üsküp Türk Çarşısı) is a bazaar located in Skopje, North Macedonia, situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Br ...
in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
, near the
Skopje Fortress. The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia was created by joining three museum in one. The three museum 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
Kočani ( mk, Кочани ) is a town in the eastern part of North Macedonia, situated around east from Skopje. It has a population of 28,330 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality.
Geography and population
The town spreads across the Nor ...
,
*the collections in the Palace of culture "25 May" in
Valandovo
Valandovo ( mk, Валандово ) is a small town in southeastern North Macedonia. The city is the seat of Valandovo Municipality.
History Ancient Period
Evidence of life can be found beginning in the 10th-7th centuries B.C. There is a settle ...
, and
*the collections in the memorial houses in the villages
Bituše,
Galičnik
Galičnik ( mk, Галичник) is a mountain village in North Macedonia and along with Lazaropole is one of the two biggest and oldest Mijak villages in the region. Galičnik has well-preserved traditional architecture, including an amphithe ...
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
References
External links
The evaluation of the Museum of Macedonia in Skopje by Barbara Voponcov.
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Museums in North Macedonia
Museums established in 1924
National museums
Buildings and structures in Skopje
Old Bazaar, Skopje