Liberation War Museum

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The Liberation War Museum (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ যাদুঘর Muktijuddho Jadughôr) is a museum in Segunbagicha, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

The museum opened on 22 March 1996, and is dedicated to the sacrifices of Bangladesh's soldiers and civilians in the Bangladesh Liberation War. More than 10,000 collectibles and exhibits are displayed in the museum or stored in its archives.[1]

[edit] Galleries

Three ground-floor galleries cover the struggle against the British Raj in Bengal, resistance to Pakistani rule after 1947, and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The second floor galleries display materials and historical records relating to civilian resistance and international support for Bangladesh's independence.[2]

[edit] International links

In 2006 the Museum was fitted with modern audiovisual and exhibition equipment as a donation from the Japanese government to help preserve the culture and heritage of Bangladesh's independence movement.[3]

The Museum is also an institutional member of the American Association of Museums,[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Liberation War Museum:Executive Summary. The Liberation War Museum, Dhaka (2004). Retrieved on 2007-12-09.
  2. ^ "Liberation War Museum". Banglapedia. (2007). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved on 2007-12-09. 
  3. ^ Japan Extends Modern Audio-Visual and Exhibition Equipment to Liberation War Museum. The Japanese Embassy to Bangladesh (March 2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
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