this time, artillery shells crashed through the roof, 300 windows were broken, and many of its gallery walls torn down. Sections of the museum's artifacts and archives that could not be hidden were exposed to the elements or artillery. The museum's director at the time, Dr. Rizo Sijari, was killed by a grenade blast on December 10, 1993, while he was arranging the holes in the museum's building to be covered by UN relief plastic sheeting. Nevertheless, it never closed completely. 1995–2012 After the end of the war, the museum reopened as a work in progress thanks to numerous donations and contributions by: the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National Museum, the Historical and Natural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNESCO, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, the Institute for Planning and Construction of the City of Sarajevo, the International Peace Center in Sarajevo, Swiss museums, Swiss ICOM and the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, BHHR, Norks Folkesmuseum from Oslo, the Swedish Cultural Heritage without Borders Foundation, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Ethnography, the Museum of Islamic Art and other Swedish museums, as well as many others. Closure 2012–2015 After 2010 the museum began to run out of funds; during 2011 the museum's 65 employees came to work for over a year without being paid. On Thursday, 4 October 2012, the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina closed its doors completely and indefinitely, the first time in 124 years. The Council of Europe noted: "After the war the different cultural groups, who define themselves as nations, have all wanted their own national cultural institutions.", leading to the neglect of the former national institutions such as the museum, the Historical Museum and the National and University Library. Demonstrations took place to protest the closure. Several students chained themselves to a pole in the lobby and remained inside, declaring they would stay there until the museum reopened, while dozens of others held a sit-in in front of the building. During the shutdown, staff continued to work unpaid, safeguarding the collection and the building. 2015- The museum reopened its doors to the public in September 2015, following an agreement between the different layers of Bosnia's complex government pledging financing for the museum and six other national cultural institutions. Departments and exhibitions The Department of Archaeology The Department of Archaeology includes sections for prehistory, ancient history,