Museums and Galleries
Gazi Husrev-Bey''''s Library Museum
Gazi Husrev-Bey''''s Library Museum
Adresa
Gazi Husrev-begova 46
Adresa
+387 33 238 152
Fax
+387 33 264 960
Radno vrijeme

Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Location: Old Town
Category: Museums

Entry fee is 3 KM.

Mosque entry fee is 2 KM.

Package pass including entry to the Museum of Gazi Husrev-Bey, Bey''''s Mosque and the Museum of the Gazi Husrev Bey''''s Library is 6 KM. Each provides guiding service in local or English languages.


Museum of the Gazi Husrev-Bey''''s Library is dedicated to preservation of centuries-long tradition of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It holds permanent display of 1200 rare artefacts which belong to cultural heritage of this people, and other artefacts deeply immersed in the Islamic tradition of Bosniak people. Museum’s foyer holds lapidary collection (stone collection), and numerous home, mosque, tekke or crafts items. The collection is divided into several thematic segments according to type, purpose and manner of utilization: 1. Islamic Calligraphy with works of the most eminent national calligraphers, 2. Time Measuring – collection dedicated to "muvekkit” and lunar time measurement procedures which were very significant in everyday life or regular prayer times, 3. Ulema contains works of educated people (ulema); 4. Collection dedicated to mosque and tekke; 5. Collection of artefacts hajjis brought from Mekka and Medina; 6.Collection dedicated to everyday life.
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