Editing Skopje (section)

===Museums===
[[File:Skopje - Museum of the Macedonian Struggle.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)|Museum of the Macedonian Struggle]]]]
The largest museum in Skopje is the [[Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia]] which details the history of the country. Its [[icon]]s and lapidary collections are particularly rich.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musmk.org.mk/en/2008-06-11-22-36-46.html |title=Introduction |publisher=Museum of Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-date=29 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129051203/http://www.musmk.org.mk/en/2008-06-11-22-36-46.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Macedonian Archeological Museum, opened in 2014, keeps archeological finds in North Macedonia, dating from [[Prehistory]] to the Ottoman period. The [[National Gallery of Macedonia]] exhibits paintings dating from the 14th to the 20th century in two former [[hammam]]s of the [[Old Bazaar, Skopje|Old Bazaar]]. The [[Contemporary Art Museum (North Macedonia)|Contemporary Art Museum]] was built after the 1963 earthquake thanks to international assistance. Its collections include Macedonian and foreign art, with works by [[Fernand Léger]], [[André Masson]], [[Pablo Picasso]], [[Hans Hartung]], [[Victor Vasarely]], [[Alexander Calder]], [[Pierre Soulages]], [[Alberto Burri]] and [[Christo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msuskopje.org.mk/ |title=Home |publisher=Contemporary Art Museum of Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907003922/http://www.msuskopje.org.mk/ |archive-date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Skopje City Museum]] is inside the remains of the old railway station, destroyed by the 1963 earthquake. It is dedicated to local history, and it has four departments: archeology, [[ethnology]], history, and art history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel2macedonia.com.mk/tourist-attraction/skopje-city-museum |title=Skopje City Museum |publisher=Travel 2 Macedonia |access-date=8 March 2011 |archive-date=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126213421/http://travel2macedonia.com.mk/tourist-attraction/skopje-city-museum |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Memorial House of Mother Teresa]] was built in 2009 on the original site of the church in which the nun had been baptised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.memorialhouseofmotherteresa.org/the-museum/introduction#|title=Introduction |year=2011 |publisher=Memorial House of Mother Teresa |access-date=8 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[Museum of the Macedonian Struggle (Skopje)|Museum of the Macedonian Struggle]] is dedicated to the modern national history and the struggle of Macedonians for their independence. Nearby is the [[Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia]]. The Macedonian Museum of Natural History showcases some 4,000 items<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html |title=Macedonian Museum of Natural History |year=1998 |publisher=The Second International Congress on "Biodiversity, Ecological Aspects and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna" |access-date=8 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309050632/http://members.vienna.at/shrew/skopje-museum.html |archive-date=9 March 2011}}</ref> whilst the 12-ha [[Skopje Zoo]] is home to 300 animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zooskopje.com.mk/zanas.asp |title=Skopje Zoo |year=2009 |publisher=Skopje Zoo |access-date=26 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230213452/http://www.zooskopje.com.mk/zanas.asp |archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>