Marko Miljanov Museum

Memorial museum of Marko Miljanov (1833-1901), Kuči leader and writer, in the house below the Medun fortress where he lived from 1878 and wrote most of his works; historical, literary and ethnographic displays.

History Museum · Podgorica

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Hours: Tue-Fri 08:00-16:00 …

The Marko Miljanov Museum (Muzej Marka Miljanova) is a memorial museum in Medun, about 12 km north-east of Podgorica in the Kuči area, below the Medun fortress. It occupies the house where Marko Miljanov (1833-1901), leader of the Kuči and a writer, lived from 1878 until his death and wrote most of his works. Run by JU Muzeji i galerije Podgorice, it opens Tuesday to Friday 08:00-16:00 and at weekends 09:00-17:00.

Opening hours and tickets

Tuesday to Friday 08:00-16:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00-17:00, closed on Monday. Ticket prices are not published. The tourist organisation notes an audio guide in Montenegrin and English.

What to see

The exhibition, opened in 1987, has three parts.

Historical: objects of the period, with a few personal items of Marko Miljanov.
Literary and art: manuscripts, first editions and photographs, with works by Cvetko Lainović and other artists.
Ethnographic: costume of the three confessions of the area, weapons and household objects.

The museum also holds a library of over 6,000 books. Next to it are the remains of Illyrian Meteon and the medieval and Ottoman Medun fortress, conserved in 2007-2015; finds from Meteon are shown at the Podgorica City Museum.

Ruined stone walls on a rocky hilltop under a cloudy sky — The Medun fortress on its rockPhoto: Miomir Magdevski, CC BY 3.0

History

The building had served the Ottoman court before Marko Miljanov, who also acted as governor of Podgorica, moved in; he lived here from 1878 to 1901. His birth house has not survived. After his death the house was used as a primary school until 1971, when the museum opened. The present exhibition dates from 1987, after repairs that followed the 1979 earthquake.