Spomen-područje Jasenovac
Memorial museum next to the site of the former Ciglana camp in Jasenovac presents individual fates in its permanent display, in the context of mass crimes.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Memorial Museum of the Jasenovac Memorial Site opened on 4 July 1968, directly next to the restricted area of the former Ustasha camp III Ciglana Jasenovac. The building's concept was designed by Petar Vovk, the interior of the exhibition hall was shaped by Đuka Kavurić, and on the north wall is a 1968 relief by Dušan Džamonja dedicated to the victims of fascism in Jasenovac.
The first permanent display, whose concept and content were prepared by Ksenija Dešković in the Muzej revolucije naroda Hrvatske (Museum of the Revolution of the Peoples of Croatia), had an exhibition hall and a cinema hall. The second display opened in 1986, and the third, the present one, in 2006.
Today the permanent display places individual personal fates at its centre, in the context of mass crimes, with the aim of encouraging empathy and a critical attitude towards crime and violence. The museum preserves and exhibits material on the Jasenovac camp and on the prisoners of the Jasenovac camp system.
Key themes
- Memorial museum opened in 1968
- Permanent display from 2006 on individual fates
- Relief by Dušan Džamonja on the north wall
- Educational programmes and guided tours
Permanent exhibition
- Stalni postav Memorijalnog muzeja – The third permanent display, opened in 2006, presents individual personal fates in the context of mass crimes and encourages empathy and a critical attitude towards violence.
- Founded
- 1968
- Operated by
- Javna ustanova Spomen-područje Jasenovac
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train from Zagreb via Sisak and Sunja, or via Dugo Selo and Novska; the station is about 10 minutes' walk east of the memorial site.
By the Zagreb–Lipovac motorway, exit Novska; from Sisak by road through the Lonjsko polje Nature Park, along the left bank of the Sava.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Educational programmes and guided tours can be arranged via obrazovanje@jusp-jasenovac.hr; group visits must be announced in advance. Guided tours outdoors are currently not held, and school trips have been temporarily suspended. |