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The Museum of Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide 1992-1995 is one of the most visited museums in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Old Town of the city of Sarajevo, in the central Sarajevo street Ferhadija. According to visitor ratings, it was declared Travelers' Choice 2023 by the TripAdvisor application.

History
Bosnia and Herzegovina had a mixed national structure with about 43% Bosnian Muslims, 33% Bosnian Serbs, 17% Bosnian Croats, and about 7% other nationalities, according to the 1991 population census. The strategic position of Bosnia and Herzegovina led to the fact that both Serbia and Croatia tried to take large parts of this territory under their domination and annex them.

In March 1992, in a referendum that was boycotted by the majority of Bosnian Serbs, and at the request of SDS, more than 60% of BiH residents voted for independence. Immediately after that, in April 1992, the Bosnian Serbs organized a rebellion with the help of the Yugoslav People's Army and Serbia, declaring the territories under their control the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the help of enormous military superiority and a systematic campaign of persecution of non-Serbs, they soon established control over 60% of the country. The Bosnian Croats soon followed suit, rejecting the authority of the Bosnian government and declaring their own republic with the help of Croatia. On that occasion, aggression was committed against Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its civilians became victims. The killings that followed were for religious, political, or territorial reasons. Such a campaign led to the most serious crimes against humanity and genocide committed against the Bosnian population. The war ended with the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement on December 15, 1995.

Museum
The first Genocide Museum was founded in 2016 in Sarajevo. The museum was not founded by the government or any other state institution. The founders are war victims and victims' families. The main goal of the museum is to preserve the memory of all the innocent victims of the war in the period 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to preserve the culture of memory, and to educate young generations about the horrors of war, the suffering of women, children, and men. Between 1992 and 1995, about two million people were banished from their homes. At the beginning of aggression and hostilities, concentration camps were formed in which people were systematically tortured, abused, and killed. About 200,000 women, children, and men passed through 657 concentration camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina. About 20,000 people were killed in them, and more than 5,000 mass graves were found in which two or more victims were exhumed.

Taking into account the seriousness of the crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the inadequate care of the government institutions for the victims of crimes, the museum was founded to show the victims that their tragedy has not been forgotten. There was no cooperation or support from entity or state authorities. Because of this, the museum is forced to finance itself. The way to obtain the testimony of war victims is to establish personal contacts, talk, and visit authentic locations where executions, crimes against humanity, and genocide were committed.

The museum's permanent exhibition contains over 6,000 exhibits, which follow the stories and destinies of individuals, documentaries, photographs, and art collections.