For the first time after the war, in two years, at the 130th anniversary of the National Museum, in its east pavilion, permanent exhibition of prehistoric times in BiH will shine again. This, one of the largest and richest collections in Southeast Europe, contains more than 100,000 archaeological items made of ceramic, stone, bones, metal, from different eras: the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Eneolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, and it has been collected since the establishment of the Museum in 1888. The permanent exhibition was restored several times.
Setting contains more than 100,000 archeological items made of pottery, flint, stone, bones, metal and glass, and two to three thousand will find its place in the exhibition. The project is led by Andrijana Pravidur in cooperation with citizens of Zagreb from the Archaeological Museum and the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Archaeology.
“The last restoration was for the 100th anniversary of the National Museum of BiH. During the war, the exhibition, as well as all other settings, was located in the depot in order to protect it. After the war, we could not make it available to the public again, since it requires time, professional teams, and of course, financial resources, which would monitor their work,” said the Head of the Department of Archaeology of the National Museum of BiH, Andrijana Pravidur.
In the next 2 years, she will lead the team which includes the curator of the National Museum of BiH, as well as archaeologists from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb and from the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb. They will work on the selection of the content of materials and the concept of setting, at which will be presented archaeological material, important for the cultural and historical identity of our country. Certainly, it is important to note that donation of the US Embassy in BiH made realization of this project possible.
Through archaeological artifacts found in the area of BiH will be presented what makes our cultural identity and the continuity of life in this region.
“Through archaeological objects of different types will be reconstructed daily life of man, lifestyle, building of houses, making ceramics, tools and weapons made of stone and metal, everything they used in everyday life in order to ensure a better life. In archaeological terms, our country has many prehistoric sites such as Glasinac, Debelo Brdo in Sarajevo, Butmir, Donja Dolina, Sanski Most and many others, which are essential in the context of the study of prehistoric Europe,” stated Pravidur.
(Source: faktor.ba)
