Woodcarving Museum

Konjic / Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020

Jury justification

The museum, established in 2019 upon a family initiative and with the support of the local community, is an exemplary private museum of local and regional importance.
It presents and contributes to the safeguarding and valorisation of the woodcarving tradition and craftsmen’s skills, a priceless intangible element of local cultural heritage.
It is an engaged custodian of woodcarving skills, and their handing down to succeeding generations. Its development is focused on sustainable principles, strengthening
environmental, social, economic and cultural responsibilities. It successfully fosters the community’s economic and social development, and boosts local cultural tourism.