Originally called the Museum of Revolution, the place has revised its priorities to trace the history of the country as a whole – from the coming of the first Slavs, the Ottoman rule, the Austro-Hungarian rule, right up to the present. That’s all in the downstairs exhibition though. It’s the upstairs, that’ll really fascinate though, with its focus on the four years of the Bosnian war and the impact it had on the people. The museum can be a harrowing experience – especially when going over the lives of the children during this conflict. All of this history is told through two permanent exhibits that host over 400000 items, in a building that’s till damaged – it’s as immersive as you could want.

• Bus 4a,5a,200 e to stop : Muzeji
• Tram 2,3,5,6 to station : Tehnicka skola B

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