The Museum of Sarajevo has successfully completed the second, and at the same time, the most extensive phase of work on the revitalization and reconstruction of buildings B and C within the Svrzo’s house. During the winter months, demanding operations were carried out on the buildings known as the Old Women’s House (Object B) and the Men’s House (Object C), which ensured the static and constructive stability of the complex.
With the renovation of the roof, Svrzo’s house is now fully protected, and all works were carried out in accordance with the strictest criteria for the protection of cultural and historical assets and national cultural monuments.
In the previous phase, the rehabilitation of Object A was carried out, including the courtyard walls and eaves, along with complete whitewashing, restoration and preparation of the permanent installation.
In the coming period, the completion of smaller works on Object D – Boy’s House, as well as the renovation of the external walls (Object F) is planned. The completion of these works is planned by the beginning of the summer season, i.e. by June 1.
The summer of this year will be marked by two significant jubilees, the 300th anniversary of Svrzo’s house and 75 years since the Museum of Sarajevo bought the house and began systematic renovation and restoration.
On this occasion, there will be a special exhibition of archival documents, photographs and testimonies about decades of care for this most precious residential complex of the Ottoman period in Sarajevo.
Svrza’s house, which is three centuries old, remains the pride of Sarajevo and a permanent reminder of the city’s rich cultural and family history. This cultural monument is carefully guarded by the Museum of Sarajevo and the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton.
The Minister of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton Kenan Magoda emphasized that Svrzo’s house is not only a historical building, but a living witness of three centuries of life, family stories, the silence of Sarajevo’s courtyards and the deeply woven identity of this city.
“When I took on the responsibility of leading the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, I found a cultural heritage that had been neglected for years and left to decay. The most painful symbol of that neglect was Svrzo’s house closed, vulnerable and in a silence that does not befit one of Sarajevo’s most valuable jewels. Today I can proudly say that our heritage is in the first place, and not only with words, but with deeds. Together with the Museum of Sarajevo and its director Indira Kučuk-Sorguč, we prove it every day what love, dedication and responsibility mean for what we have inherited and what we are obliged to preserve,” said Magoda.
