Location: Skopje
Top Things to do in Skopje
Top 10 Museums in Skopje, Skopje Region
After belonging to many empires over time (including Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, and most recently Yugoslavian), Macedonia gained its independence in 1991, and Skopje, with about half a million people, is its largest city and capital. Despite its age, the city looks quite modern, owing to a massive 1963 earthquake that destroyed 75% of its buildings. Skopje has long been shared by Christians and Muslims, who still come together at the fascinating Old Bazaar, one of the Balkans' largest markets.
Restaurants in Skopje
1. Acanthus Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
A private art gallery offering a space where you can enjoy art with ease, a space that you can rent for your private events, as well as a place where you can buy art and products inspired by art. The gallery is pet friendly.
2. Galerija Martinoski
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Art / Gifts / Crafts / Souvenirs In the Hotel Alexander Palace you can find and buy exclusive souvenirs and works of the most famous artists in Macedonia.
3. Macedonian Museum of Natural History
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By X5564XMjimh - Chisinau, Moldova
The museum is two floors and contains informative exhibits on fossils, prehistoric artifacts, reptiles, amphibians, plants, crustaceans, insects, parasites, birds, fish, etc. The placards are in Macedonian, so non-Slavic speakers can only look at and appreciate the exhibits. The tariff was 60 Den. Very inexpensive for the quality of the museum.
4. Museum of Illusions
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
Three floors filled with illusions, lots of fun and a different experience. Spend an unforgettable time looking at all the photos and solutions of dilemmas and brain puzzles. Are you afraid of wildlife and how can they be terrible and harmless in your close proximity? Are you brave enough to climb the elevator without a bottom?
Reviewed By dmbucbilic - Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Museum of illusion in Skopje the best place for fun and entertainment especially with kids... upgraded original museum for illusion's.. recommended to visit..
5. Memorial House of Mother Teresa
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4.0 based on 652 reviews
Reviewed By JMK-Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, United States
We spent about 20 minutes here and were glad we stopped in. We learned a lot about Mother Teresa and got to see some of her personal effects that are on display.
6. Museum of Macedonian Struggle
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4.0 based on 253 reviews
The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle, being a specialized museum of historical exhibitions, was originally aimed to present the historical, cultural and revolutionary traditions of Macedonia and the Macedonian people in their perennial struggle to create a national state on the Balkans. It is a documented, contemporary and an objective directorial tool of the most important events and processes in the recent history of Macedonia. The historical exhibits display all ordeals suffered by the Macedonian people in the exercise of its libertarian vision, the original idea of the revolutionary struggle for the liberation of Macedonia, unification and the creation of an independent Macedonian state. Also, the museum displays reveal the struggling agony the Macedonian people experienced, their resistance against the communist dictatorship, sacrificing their lives for an independent, united and democratic Macedonia.
Reviewed By X5564XMjimh - Chisinau, Moldova
Excellent museum on the struggle for Macedonia's independence. Tariff is a bit higher than other museums at 300 Den. and taking photos isn't allowed. The exhibits start from the Ottoman rule and end at independence from Yugoslavia. It's a fantastic historical and political museum-I recommend visiting this museum. The wax mannequins are lifelike and honestly, they freaked me out as they are so real! The paintings are from Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian artists-very real and depicts tortures and murders; hence, the reason for no photos.
7. Holocaust Memorial Centre
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4.0 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By JMK-Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, United States
The museum does a good job of covering the Holocaust and its impact on Macedonia and Yugoslavia. It has a variety of exhibits and displays that keep your attention. They devote too much space on the history of the Jews but some of it explains how they ended up in the Balkans. I would have also liked to have seen more on Tito and the Yugoslavian resistance movement. All things considered though it was a very good experience.
8. Archaeological Museum of Macedonia
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4.0 based on 304 reviews
Reviewed By Trek-Always - Alpharetta, United States
Wonderful displays. Good signage. Some of the lighting is awkward. It is worth getting a guide to help you understand what you are seeing. It is a useful chronological display once you can understand the content more fully. This museum represents a set of significant archaeological finds in Macedonia. As an aside, the walk across the bridge towards the museum is terrific. The bridge is beautiful and the museum building is incredible, even though not "old". If this review is helpful then please indicate so below.
9. Youth Cultural Center
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
MKC is a public institution operating in the cultural sphere since 1972. MKC exists in order to produce, stimulate and promote fresh artistic productions by domestic or international artists as well as to enable the links between them. Besides the annual program of more than 250 events, MKC is the organizer of three international festivals: MOT International Theater Festival, CINEDAYS Festival of European film and ZDRAVO MLADI music festival.
10. Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia
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