Bošnjačka zajednica kulture

Bošnjačka zajednica kulture

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Arts & CultureHeritageScience & ResearchEducation
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Profile last updated: July 11, 2026

About

Founded in 1903, Bošnjačka zajednica kulture is a non-profit association based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on arts & culture, heritage, science & research +1 more.

The Bosniak Cultural Community (Bošnjačka zajednica kulture, BZK) is the oldest cultural organisation of Bosniaks, founded in 1903 in Sarajevo as the Gajret society. It works across Bosniak culture, including cultural heritage, contemporary cultural practice, scholarly research and publishing in Bosniak studies. Its activities include the Institute for Bosniak Studies, a library, a gallery, literary editions, an annual journal, and a children's and pupils' art and literary competition. It operates through a network of branches in Bosnia and Herzegovina, neighbouring countries and the diaspora.

Location

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Founded

1903

Organisation type

Association

Focus areas

Bosniak cultureBosniak studiespublishingheritagelibraryliterature

Languages

BSEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureHeritageScience & ResearchEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Bošnjačka književnost u 100 knjiga

Arts & Culture · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fundamental literary and scholarly edition of Bosniak literature, in progress since 1995 and donated to schools in Canton Sarajevo.

Bošnjačka kuća znanja

Heritage · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Digital repository of Bosniak culture.

Enciklopedija i leksikon Bošnjaka

Science & Research · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Encyclopaedia and biographical lexicon of Bosniaks.

Konkurs za literarne i likovne radove učenika

Education · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Annual competition for literary and art works by pre-school and primary school pupils, with awards.

Godišnjak Bošnjačke zajednice kulture

Science & Research · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Annual scientific and cultural journal published since 2001.

Countries of operation

Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaUnited States

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine, Vlada Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Vlada Kantona Sarajevo, Grad Sarajevo, Islamska zajednica u Bosni i Hercegovini, Muslimansko dobrotvorno društvo Merhamet

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