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Budva City Museum

Budva City Museum

Archaeology and ethnography of Budva in a four-level Old Town building: finds from the Hellenistic, Roman and late antique necropolis and a display of town and village life.

Archaeology · Ancient / Archaeology · Budva

Photo: Dirgela · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hours: Tue-Fri 08:00-22:00 …Tickets: €5

Budva City Museum (Muzej grada Budve) is the archaeological and ethnographic museum of Budva, at Petra I Petrovića 11 inside the Old Town. Its three archaeology floors show finds from the necropolis that gave the town a documented history of over 2,500 years, from Illyrians, Greeks and Romans to Slavs and later merchants and seafarers. Adults pay €5; the museum is closed on Mondays.

Opening hours and tickets

Tuesday to Friday 08:00-22:00, Saturday and Sunday 14:00-21:00, closed on Monday. Confirm by phone (+382 33 453 308) before a late visit. Whether the hours change with the season is not stated.

Tickets: adults €5, groups of five or more €4 per person, children aged 12 to 18 €3, under 12 free. Primary-school pupils from the former Yugoslav countries also enter free. The operator's Modern Gallery "Jovo Ivanović" at Cara Dušana 19 is free.

What to see

The building has over 400 m² of exhibition space on four levels. Three levels hold the archaeological collection; the top floor covers the cultural history and ethnography of the Budva area. The ethnographic display has two parts, town and village, with fishing gear and navigation instruments among the objects.

A furnished room with a red sofa, a pendulum clock and lace on the wall
The ethnographic floor of the Budva City MuseumPhoto: Sailko, CC BY 3.0

The archaeological collection comes mainly from the Hellenistic, Roman and late antique necropolis. Budva was first recognised as a major archaeological site in 1938; the first collection was formed in 1962 from finds of the excavations of 1957 and 1958, and the large systematic digs after the 1979 earthquake brought thousands of objects to light.

Pale green Roman glass bottles and bowls on a display shelf
Roman glassware, 1st-3rd century AD, Budva City MuseumPhoto: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 4.0

History of the museum

Museum work in Budva dates from 1962. The present museum building in the Old Town opened in 2003 and in 2005 received the "Green Apple" award in London for heritage conservation. The museum is run by JU Muzeji i galerije Budve, the municipal institution that also manages the Modern Gallery and the memorial houses "Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša", "Reževići" and "Crvena komuna" in Petrovac.

Reconstructed medieval glazed bowls and plates on a glass shelf in a museum display case
Medieval ceramics, Budva City MuseumPhoto: Dirgela, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting there

The museum is inside the walled Old Town, which is pedestrian; parking is outside the walls. The building has four levels and the operator gives no information on a lift or step-free access.

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Questions

Is Budva City Museum open in the evening? Yes, Tuesday to Friday until 22:00 and at weekends until 21:00.

How much is the ticket? €5 for adults, €3 for children 12 to 18, free under 12.

Is the museum open on Monday? No.

How we check facts

Sources

JU Muzeji i galerije Budve, Muzej grada Budve · JU Muzeji i galerije Budve, Visit us (hours, prices, contacts)

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