On Sunday, October 12, the War Childhood Museum joined artists and communities around the world in an act of solidarity through the Gaza Biennale – Sarajevo Pavilion, hosting a film screening and conversations with artists from Gaza, whose work bears witness to children’s lives under siege and genocide.
The program featured a screening of Farida’s Escape by Palestinian filmmaker Yahya Alsholy, followed by an online conversation with artist Murad Al-Assar, whose works are currently on view at the Museum. Joining live in Sarajevo, artist Hamada Elkept shared insights from his creative workshops with children in Gaza.
Gaza Biennale – Sarajevo Pavilion: Artistic Resistance and Solidarity
This temporary intervention within the Museum’s permanent exhibition is part of the Gaza Biennale—a global movement of solidarity with Palestine. Founded in 2024 by artists in Gaza in collaboration with the Forbidden Museum, the Biennale enables artistic voices from Gaza to resonate across the world through its wings (أجنحة), or pavilions, in cities such as London, Durban, Padua, Istanbul, Berlin, and Toronto.
Due to the ongoing occupation and genocide, the original artworks could not leave Gaza. Instead, Bosnian artist Danilo Kreso recreated the pieces for display in Sarajevo.
Palestinian Art at the War Childhood Museum
At the War Childhood Museum, these works enter into a dialogue with the permanent collection—personal objects that reflect children’s lived experiences of war. Similarly, the works of Alsholy and Al-Assar foreground powerful perspectives on violence, forced displacement, famine, and psychological warfare through the eyes of children, amplifying their voices and offering artistic witness to those who most need protection.
The artworks will remain on view in the Museum’s permanent exhibition until November 7.
