Museums and collections Bosnia and Herzegovina

The museum is the name of the institution and the building, which houses, studies and exhibits, chronologically or thematically, collection of antiques and art, as well as natural, technical and similar items. Museums and galleries can be public and private, a very important segment of cultural tourism, as extend the tourist season and his stature offered throughout the year, so tourists who visit cities and metropolis can get to know the culture and the people who visit. Museums are called the collections of exhibits and may be, scientific, artistic, historical, archaeological, local history or urban, technical, natural history, ethnographic, national, virtual, military, Museum of Naive Art, Museum of Broken Relationships, the Museum of Contemporary Art and offer tourists plenty of curiosities collected various donations, heritage or archaeological excavations, placed in a permanent or temporary exhibits.

On the south east part of Europe, on the west part of the Balkan peninsula is located the heart-shaped country- Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina borders with Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The country is divided in two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia; and in one district- Brcko. The same name Bosnia and Herzegovina leads to a conclusion that is about two different names that we are talking about. The names indicate historic and age different development regions. The name Bosnia was first mentioned in the X. century and it was used for middle and north area of the river Bosna. Herzegovina instead was mentioned for the first time in the XV: century and its origin comes from the word "herceg" which was a sort of title for the sovereign of the area, while in the former name was Hum and Zahumlje.

The rich history of the territory, that the occupies nowadays, gives us the confirmation that during the centuries the state changed its territory shape and was...