Natural History Museum of Montenegro
Montenegro's only natural history museum: over 15,000 rocks, minerals, fossils, plants and animals in 15 collections, shown in a small exhibition gallery in Podgorica and in travelling exhibitions.
Science Museum · Podgorica
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The Natural History Museum of Montenegro (Prirodnjački muzej Crne Gore) is the country's only natural history museum, a public institution in Podgorica founded by Parliament in 1995. It holds over 15,000 specimens of rocks, minerals, fossils, plants and animals in 15 collections. It has no exhibition building of its own, so visitors see its displays in the museum's gallery at Oktobarske revolucije 74, open weekdays 09:00-17:00 and Saturday from 10:00. Groups of more than ten book in advance.
Opening hours and tickets
The gallery opens on weekdays 09:00-17:00 and on Saturday from 10:00, closing at 14:00 or 18:00, so plan a Saturday visit for the morning or check pmcg.co.me first. It is closed on Sunday. Groups of more than 10 must book in advance at info@pmcg.co.me. Ask the ticket price at the gallery.
What to see
The collections cover rocks, minerals, fossils, plants and animals: four geological and eleven biological collections, over 15,000 specimens in all. The museum has no exhibition building of its own, so the material is shown in the gallery and in travelling exhibitions. The exhibition "When Nature Speaks" opened in 2019; the gallery also hosts changing shows drawn from the collections.
The oldest material goes back to the natural history collection of the Republic Institute for Nature Protection, set up in 1961 with the birds of Skadar Lake, fish, mammals and a Balkan herbarium. The museum has published the e-journal Natura Montenegrina since 2001, a useful starting point for anyone reading up on the country's fauna and flora before a trip to Durmitor or the lake.
History
The museum was founded on 4 April 1995 by the Parliament of Montenegro and registered on 20 November 1995, taking over the 1961 collection of the nature protection institute. Its seat is at Trg vojvode Bećir-bega Osmanagića 16; the exhibition gallery is a separate address.
Getting there
Go to the gallery, Oktobarske revolucije 74 in Podgorica, not to the seat.
Nearby
- The clock tower in Stara varoš.
- Podgorica City Museum, Marka Miljanova 4.
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro in the Petrović Palace.
- The old Ribnica bridge.
Questions
Is there a permanent exhibition? The museum has no exhibition building of its own. Its collections are shown in the gallery at Oktobarske revolucije 74, in changing exhibitions, and in travelling exhibitions.
Is it open at the weekend? Saturday from 10:00, with the morning the safe bet; closed on Sunday.
Do I need to book? Only groups of more than 10, by e-mail to info@pmcg.co.me.
Which address do I go to? The gallery at Oktobarske revolucije 74; the seat at Trg vojvode Bećir-bega Osmanagića 16 is the office.
