Museum of Local History in Ulcinj

Museum of Local History in Ulcinj
Ulcinjski muzej

Church-Mosque, part of the museum.
Museum of Ulcinj
Established 1975
Location Kalaja, Ulcinj, Montenegro
Coordinates 41°55′29″N 19°12′04″E / 41.924616°N 19.201186°E / 41.924616; 19.201186
Type Local museum
Owner Ulcinj Municipality

Museum of Local History in Ulcinj or simply Museum of Ulcinj is a local museum located in Kalaja, part of Ulcinj, Montenegro.

Through exhibits from the archaeological, ethnographic and artistic collection, in the Museum of Local History you can learn about life in Ulcinj from the 5th century BC to the Turkish period.

The Museum is located in the Church-Mosque, which was built as a church in 1510, and had been transformed to a mosque by the Turks in 1571. Within the archaeological collection, there is an exhibition of antique Greek and Roman ceramics, glass, coins as well as items which show the time of the sovereignty of the Montenegrin dynasties of Vojislavljević and Balšić. In the part of the exhibition that displays items from the ethnographic collection, there are traditional costumes, mostly Albanian, jewelery and local handcraft which show the variety of folklore creativity in this area.

The museum is divided into:

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