War Childhood Museum: April Highlights

In April, we launched a new project in Ukraine, opened applications for our annual scholarship, and received special recognition for a video game inspired by our collection. Read more about this month’s highlights.

Educational Programs and Visits

This April, in addition to welcoming tourists from around the world, we hosted students from Denmark, Netherlands, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, Czechia, Poland, Canada, USA, UK, Croatia, Belgium, UAE, Sweden, Germany, Hungary, and several cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina for educational visits to the Museum.

We also had the pleasure of welcoming the Swedish Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Helena Lagerlöf, to our permanent exhibition. You can hear what she had to say about the Museum here.

Conferences and Events

The War Childhood Museum participated as a partner in the 7th International Conference on Dialogical Practices, From Conflict to Connection, held in Sarajevo from April 2 to April 5.

Our Director, Amina Krvavac, spoke on the panel Under the Umbrella: Spaces and Dialogue, where she shared insights on how museums can foster trust and connection through dialogue.

As part of the conference program, participants also visited the War Childhood Museum and had a chance to engage with stories of childhoods affected by war.

Following his exhibition Children of War, People of Peace, created in collaboration with the War Childhood Museum, we spoke to Milomir Kovačević Strašni to get his thoughts. Read the interview here.

Special Projects

In April, training sessions for primary and secondary school teachers and students were successfully completed as part of the Creativity for Peace program, which aims to empower young people to become agents of change in their communities through peace education. The training sessions were held for schools, teachers, and students from over 30 municipalities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, with more than 220 participants completing the program. Check out some impressions here.

War Childhood Museum Ukraine has launched IMБALANCE—a new contemporary art lab where teenagers explore themes of memory, identity, and the natural world through video, performance, and installation.

Led by artist Daria Molokoiedova, the program runs through June in Kyiv and will conclude with a group exhibition showcasing participants’ work. The project is organized in partnership with forumZFD, the Ukrainian-Danish Youth House, and the Dovzhenko Center.

Get a glimpse of the atmosphere here.

We Grew Up in War, the video game based on our collection and developed with Charles Games won the Special Selection Award at Reboot Develop Blue 2025 in Dubrovnik – one of Europe’s top indie gaming conferences.

The upcoming project is set to be released in 2026. Until then, learn more about the game here.

In April, we also launched a call for applications for the Lejla Hairlahović-Hušić scholarship in honor of the WCM’s late researcher.

Media Mentions

The War Childhood Museum is regularly featured in both Bosnian and international media. Here, you can find a selection of articles covering the Museum from the past month.