The Liberation War Museum

The Liberation War Museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh was established in 1996. It commemorates the heroic struggle of the Bengali nation for its democratic and national rights. The struggle turned into an armed conflict following the genocide unleashed by the military rulers of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and culminated with the emergence of Bangladesh as a secular, democratic state in December 1971.

The museum was housed in a two-storied Colonial building with displays in six galleries. Currently, the museum has in its collection 21,000 (August 2016) objects, which include rare photographs, documents, coverage in both electronic and print media, and materials used by freedom fighters and martyrs of the Liberation War. 

However, the museum was able to display only around 1,300 objects due to the paucity of space. A proper museum with an area of about 20,000 sq. m., endowed with modern concepts of display and archiving has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina on April 16, 2017. The Liberation War Museum excavated two killing fields in the Dhaka suburbs and preserves one site, and these human remains have added dimension to the displays.

It was Found: 22 March 1996 Number of displays in archives : 21,000 (August 2016) Number displayed: 1,300 (August 2016) Number of visitors: 6,13,889 (October 2016) Visitors to the Mirpur Jalladkhana 496,000 (July 2014) School Outreach Program: Dhaka city 178,000 (Aug 2016) Reach-out program (through two buses) : 6,40, 383 students, districts covered-64, upazillas 400, schools in 1200.