Ethnographic Museum of Montenegro

Folk costume, rural and urban interiors and the working life of Montenegro's peoples in the 19th and early 20th century, shown in the former Serbian legation on Dvorski trg.

Ethnographic · Cetinje

Photo: Сергей Наруков · CC BY 3.0

Hours: Summer season (11 or 15 April to 15 November), daily 09:00-16:00 …Tickets: €4

The Ethnographic Museum of Montenegro (Etnografski muzej Crne Gore) is a unit of the National Museum of Montenegro at Dvorski trg bb in Cetinje, in the building of the former Serbian legation. It holds over 4,000 items, mostly from the 19th and early 20th century; the permanent exhibition, opened in 2018, shows over 400 of them. The adult ticket is €4.

Opening hours and tickets

Summer season (to 15 November; the unit page gives 11 April and the institution's timetable 15 April as the start): daily 09:00-16:00. Winter: Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Tickets cost €4 for adults and €2 for pupils and students. The collective ticket for every National Museum unit and the Njegoš Mausoleum is €20, or €10 for pupils and students. Children under 12 enter free.

What to see

The display covers the material and spiritual culture of the peoples of Montenegro. The ground floor shows economic activities and fragments of rural and urban interiors; the first floor is given to folk costume. The collection numbers over 4,000 items, most from the 19th and early 20th century.

Woollen cloaks and dresses in tall glass cases on a parquet floor — Folk costume in the Ethnographic Museum, CetinjePhoto: Sailko, CC BY 3.0

History

The museum was founded in 1951 in the Biljarda and worked there until the earthquake of 1979. It moved into the former Serbian legation in 2002, and its first permanent exhibition in this building opened in 2018 with over 400 objects. The construction date and architect of the legation building are not given by the museum.

A traditional wooden loom and spinning tools in a glass case — A wooden loom in the Ethnographic Museum, CetinjePhoto: Sailko, CC BY 3.0

Getting there

Dvorski trg is the square shared with King Nikola's Museum and the Biljarda, next to the Cetinje Monastery. The museum publishes nothing on accessibility.

Nearby

Art Museum in the Government House.
Money Museum, Njegoševa 122, free entry.
Mausoleum of Bishop Danilo.

Questions

How long does a visit take? The exhibition is on two floors with just over 400 objects; it is one of the smaller units and fits easily between the Biljarda and King Nikola's Museum on the same square.

Is it included in the collective ticket? Yes, the €20 National Museum ticket covers it.

Is the museum open in winter? Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00 from 16 November.