Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)

Museum of the
Macedonian Struggle

Established	2011
Location	Skopje, Macedonia
Visitors	N/A
Director	Branislav Svetozarevik
Website	mmb.org.mk

The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Sovereignty and Independence - Museum of VMRO - Museum of the Victims of the Communist Regime (Macedonian: Музеј на македонската борба за државност и самостојност - Музеј на ВМРО - Музеј на жртвите од комунистичкиот режим) is a national museum of the Republic of Macedonia located in the capital city of Skopje. Construction of the museum began on 11 June 2008 and it was opened to the public on the 20th anniversary of the declaration of independence on September 8th, 2011. The building is located between the Museum of Archaeology (under construction), the Holocaust Museum of Macedonia, the Stone Bridge and the Vardar River.

The exhibit covers the period from the beginning of the resistance movement against the Ottoman rule, until the declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on 8 September 1991. The guided tours take visitors through 13 exhibits ending in front of the original copy of the 1991 Declaration of Independence.

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  The main stained glass dome inside the Museum of the Macedonia Struggle
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  The museum at night, 2014
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  View from the other side
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  Night view of the museum and the National Theater

External links

• Official Website of the Museum for the Macedonian Struggle

Coordinates: 41°59′53″N 21°25′59″E / 41.99806°N 21.43306°E