mediaeval history, documentation and a conservation laboratory. The archaeological collections document all aspects of human life in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Old Stone Age to the late Middle Ages. The artifacts of the collections have mainly been collected during field research, though some have been acquired by exchange, gift or purchase. Exhibitions Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ancient History, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages. The Natural History Department The Natural History Department covers the flora and fauna and the geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere, consisting of around 2,000,000 specimens collected from field research, exchange, gift or purchase. The department consists of a Geology Section, a Zoology Section and a Botany Section, the latter including the Botanical Garden. Exhibitions Botanical Garden, Pleistocene and subfossil vertebrates of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fauna of mountain rivers and streams, Cave fauna, Minerals, Rocks and ores, Flora and fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Higher fungi (Macromycetes, Medicinal plants and endemic plants of the Dinarides, Mammals, Invertebrates and Birds of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ethnology Department The Ethnology Department is responsible for collecting, preserving, exhibiting and studying all aspects of the material, spiritual and social culture of the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 1913, the department has been arranged to illustrate a traditional urban house in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The collection of ethnological material began when the museum was established in 1888, with the purchase of some very valuable ethnological artifacts such as sets of traditional costume. The department is engaged in museological work, scientific research and educational work. Exhibitions Dioramas and models, The life and Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Urban Population in the 19th century, Which shirt is mine? - temporary exhibition. The Library of the National Museum The Library of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina was opened in 1888 as the first scientific library in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It contains about 250,000 publications (journals, periodicals, books, newspapers) in the fields of archaeology, history, ethnology, folklore, mineralogy, geology, botany, zoology and museology. Publications are now exchanged with 341 institutions. Herald of the Museum The Herald of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina () is the oldest scientific journal in the country, with a first issue published on 1 January 1889. Herald was published quarterly, and its first editor was Kosta Hörmann. Sarajevo Haggadah The Sarajevo Haggadah, a 600-year-old Jewish manuscript, and one of Bosnia's most prized relics,