Organization:National Museum of Montenegro

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Short description: Museum in Cetinje, Montenegro

Template:Infobox museum/wikidata The National Museum of Montenegro (Template:Lang-cnr) 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

Bibliography

  • 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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