This September, the War Childhood Museum welcomed visitors and educational groups from around the world, hosted an international project meeting, opened a new exhibition in Sweden, and took part in conversations on gender equality and peacebuilding.
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Educational Programs and Visits
Throughout September, we welcomed educational groups from Norway, the USA, Denmark, Serbia, Germany, Italy, France, Greece, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Sweden.
One highlight was the visit of a group from the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies, which focuses on Holocaust research, documentation, and education, as well as the study of genocides, racism, extremism, conspiracy theories, and minority rights. Read more about the visit here.
The War Childhood Museum also hosted the TexTALES thematic workshop and transnational project meeting in Sarajevo. TexTALES brings together organizations working on the integration of migrants and refugees through fashion, aiming to co-create a joint fashion collection. As partners prepare exhibitions to present this work, WCM contributes its extensive experience in storytelling and exhibiting on these themes. Read more about TexTALES here.
Museum Director Amina Krvavac met with the UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls, Baroness Harriet Harman, and British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julian Reilly.
They discussed the importance of strengthening the role of women in society and peacebuilding processes. Krvavac also shared how WCM amplifies the voices of girls affected by conflict — a group especially vulnerable in extreme conditions. See more here.
We also welcomed participants of the Women, Peace, and Security Summer School, organized in Sarajevo. See more here.
In September, the War Childhood Museum also held the first in-person meeting of its Global Advisory Board in Sarajevo. The gathering brought together board members to reflect on WCM’s journey and chart the course ahead, reaffirming our commitment to peace education, reconciliation, and amplifying the voices of children affected by war. Read more here.
Conferences and Exhibitions
After the opening of the exhibition Listen earlier this year at the Swedish Air Force Museum in Linköping, the War Childhood Museum presented a second exhibition in Sweden in 2025.
On September 18, a new exhibition opened at the Sundsvall Museum, presenting stories of childhoods affected by war — not only from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also from ten other conflicts around the world, including World War II, Ukraine, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Croatia, and Kosovo. Read more here.
On September 20, Svitlana Osipchuk, Program Director of the War Childhood Museum Ukraine, gave a lecture titled “Engaging Children in Remembering the War” as part of the Lessons of Memory summer school for teachers from the Sumy and Poltava regions. She discussed the Museum’s principles of documentation, the importance of informed consent, and the process of selecting stories for exhibitions. Svitlana also explained how donating objects and recording interviews affect children and shared insights from experimental public programs such as Ozymi and IMBALANCE.
On September 26, Svitlana participated in the conference “Kherson Region on the Frontier” at Mystetskyi Arsenal, joining the panel “Memory as a Form of Justice.” Using stories from Crimea in the Museum’s collection, she highlighted the impact on children and the long-term consequences. She also reflected on embracing diverse experiences of living through war.
Marking Special Days
On September 21, the War Childhood Museum marked the International Day of Peace by sharing stories from current conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine, reminding audiences of the ongoing realities children face all over the world. Read those stories here.
Special Projects
This month, the official trailer was released for We Grew Up in War, a new PC and mobile game developed by Charles Games in collaboration with the War Childhood Museum for the MEMENTOES Project.
We Grew Up in War explores childhood in conflict, drawing on testimonies from Bosnia, Syria, and Ukraine. Through a series of vignettes, the game portrays how war seeps into everyday life — from fear and grief to boredom, resilience, and survival. Watch the trailer here.
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.
War Childhood Museum presents the exhibition “Listen” to the Swedish public (BOSNIAN)
