War Childhood Museum
Muzej ratnog djetinjstva
Tells the story of childhood during war through toys, diaries and belongings donated by people who lived through it. Won a European museum award.
The museum opened in 2017, growing out of a project founded by Jasminka Halilović to collect memories of 'childhood in war'. Its exhibits are ordinary objects left behind by children during the siege: a rag doll, a pair of ballet shoes, a letter. Each comes with a short account from its owner. The effect is quiet yet deeply moving. In 2018 the museum received the European Museum Forum's Museum of the Year award. Tickets cost about 15 BAM, and the exhibits have captions in Chinese and English. It is on Logavina Street, north of Baščaršija, a five-minute walk away.
Opening hours
Daily 10:00–18:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Svrzo's House
- Old Orthodox Church
- Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ferhadija Street & Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures
- Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
- Morića Han
- Baščaršija
- Gallery 11/07/95