Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo.
- by Samir Zahirovic
- 2018-06-22
- 19 media
- 19 available
MONUMENTS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE COLD WAR.The exhibition “Besieged Sarajevo” was opened in April 2003, eight years after the end of the siege
WARTIME PRODUCTS OF THE SARAJEVO TOBACCO FACTORY
Although damaged by shells, the Sarajevo Tobacco Factory continued production
GRENADES
The Museum displays grenades which fell on the streets of Sarajevo, whose targets were mostly citizens who were killed in queues
SATELLITE TELEPHONE
was used for communication with the outside world, because telephone lines were cut off.
BICYCLE. The bicycle was one of the most important means of transport for citizens in the besieged city, since there was no public transport
SOLID FUEL STERILIZER
One of the items used in the hospital was a medical equipment sterilizer.
ITEMS FOUND AFTER MASSACRES
The stand from Markale market in the city center, damaged by bullets and shrapnels.
GENERATOR AND STOVE
Since there was no electricity in the city, citizens would make small stoves out of humanitarian aid cans
WARTIME ROOM
For most people, the kitchen was the safest room where they spent most of their time.
WARTIME CART
Citizens often made carts to transport water or wood. Some came up with the idea to install roller-skate wheels
GERMAN TRANSPORT GLIDER
The Historical Museum’s collections are mainly focused on World War II and they contain some 400,000 artefacts.
ENTRANCE TO THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established in 1945, immediately after World War II.
WORLD WAR II ARTEFACTS
WORLD WAR II ARTEFACTS.
The Museum also displays weapons from World War II.
ICAR MONUMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. The ICAR can containing beef of suspicious quality was one of the most recognizable products
CITIZENS' DONATIONS
Most artefacts for the “Besieged Sarajevo” exhibition were donated by citizens
POSTERS
The Museum holds items and photographs which are a testament to childhood in wartime
UNIFORMS
Military uniforms were often made of improvised materials
WEAPONS FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION. Very often, the weapons used in wartime Sarajevo were handmade using improvised materials