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Franciscan monastery at Humac

Franciscan monastery at Humac

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Corridor: Via Adriatica
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ljubuski
Franciscan monastery at Humac

This monastery accommodates the oldest museum in Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 1884. The entire collection has been divided into three parts: prehistory, ancient times and mediaeval times. The rise of the monastery library, holding around 20,000 volumes, can be traced back to 1855. Several old altars made of carved wood have a special artistic value. Architectural concept of the altars, stylistic and iconographic features of their ornaments are typical of the golden altars that appeared in the period between 1650 and 1670.