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War Childhood Museum

A moving museum of the siege through the toys, diaries and stories of the children who grew up in it.

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Photo: Hibasi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Logavina 32, 71000 SarajevoDirections
Getting There
A 10-minute walk uphill from Baščaršija.

Why Go

The museum began with thousands of answers to a simple question: what was it like to be a child in the war? Each object, from a ballet shoe to a ration pack, comes with its owner's memory. It won the Council of Europe Museum Prize in 2018.

Nearby in Sarajevo

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