Library destroyed in Bosnian war reopens after 22 yearsSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) – Sarajevo reopened Friday its reconstructed National Library building 22 years after the city landmark was destroyed during the Bosnian war along with its almost 2 million books and manuscripts. The reopening comes in time for the June ceremonies marking the centenary of the assassination that ignited World War I. City authorities […]
Bosnia declines to loan 14th century manuscript to MetSARAJEVO, Bosnia (AFP) – Bosnia rejected an offer to have a precious 14th century relic, the Jewish manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, exhibited in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art because of financial difficulties, officials said Wednesday. “We do not have a positive response for the Metropolitan,” Ljiljana Sevo of the Bosnian Commission for […]
Bosnia’s national museum closes doors after 124 yearsSARAJEVO (AFP) – Bosnia’s National Museum, founded in the 19th century and home to a famed 600-year old Jewish manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah, closed its doors indefinitely Thursday due to political disputes and a lack of funding. “Such a complex institution cannot function by improvisations. The authorities must provide the funds for employees’ […]