War Childhood Museum

One of the most insightful museums I’ve ever visited. I highly recommend stopping by on your trip to Sarajevo. It’s a super quick visit but the emotions you feel are so valuable.

The museum was established based on a book in which the author asked people how they recalled their time during the war. You can also purchase the book in several languages directly at the museum. Lockers for larger bags and toilets are available which is great to make you feel comfy. The items in the exhibition are always accompanied by a story that needs to be read, so take your time. As it is a living exhibition, you will also find stories from the war in Ukraine (not current) and Palestine. The exhibition includes a game that allows you to revisit the times of your childhood.

A very well curated museum that has a rotating 40 exhibits. Stories of childhood’s impacted by the siege in Sarajevo as well as conflicts and genocides happening around the world as we speak. Hard hitting and confronting but well worth the visit. Interesting interactive exhibit at the start to set the tone. The staff are so kind and patient, they provide free lockers and the whole place is very modern, clean and well maintained. Highly, highly recommended! It definitely deserves all the awards it has received!

Amazing experience. It’s so sad to see the war as a child’s perspective. Each item represents their life and history

This museum offers a powerful and moving experience, showcasing how children from around the world and particularly from Bosnia and Herzegovina perceived and lived through the war. While deeply sorrowful, it holds a unique beauty, displaying small, often overlooked items that provided comfort and hope to young ones during difficult times. Each item tells its own story, bringing a personal, poignant perspective to history. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand the resilience and humanity of children in the face of conflict.

Excellent museum collecting personal belongings and stories of children who grew up in war - mostly from the 1990s Bosnian War but also some from Ukraine (and they also have a lot of different countries which they curate a different selection each year). Really heavy stuff to digest, as a perspective of how the impact of war carries on, especially for a long time in the children who had to go through it.

One of the best museums in Sarajevo. Descriptions and introductions are in both English and in Bosnian. The interactive part of the exhibition is really moving. In the shop you can by book about the museum and other souvenirs. Credit card are accepted. Drinkable water available. Friendly for Persons with reduced mobility/on the wheelchairs.

Very impressive place. There's a lot of stories to read, and it was quite an intense experience. The exhibition is not only about the wars in Bosnia, but for example also about Ukraine.