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Sevdah Art House (Bosnian: Art kuća Sevdaha; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Арт кућа Севдаха) is a cultural museum and café located in the historic Baščaršija district of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dedicated to the preservation and celebration of sevdalinka—a traditional genre of Bosnian urban folk music—the institution serves as a hub for music, education, and cultural heritage.

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Sevdah Art House
Halači, Sarajevo Baščaršija

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Halači
71200 Sarajevo, Baščaršija
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Morića Han
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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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