Best Museums In Sarajevo | Bosnia-Herzegovina Travel Blog

Sometimes called the “Jerusalem of Europe,” Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of only a few large cities in Europe with a mosque, synagogue, Orthodox church and Catholic church all in the same area. It’s easily one of Europe’s most culturally and religiously diverse cities, having been home to Orthodox Serbs, Muslim Bosniaks, Catholic Croats, Roma, and Jews for many centuries. This incredible diversity is reflected in the many great Sarajevo museums.

This ancient city has known some severe turbulence of its past, from its establishment as an Ottoman stronghold to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which triggered the First World War. It also suffered greatly during the violent Bosnian War in the 1990s. In fact, Sarajevo underwent the longest siege of a capital city ever to take place in modern warfare.

Nowadays, post-war renovations are still ongoing, but there are also already…