Historia Est Magistra Vitae ... AVNOJ Museum

Renowned George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Well, it does appear that history is repeating itself and repeating,..., must be that we are having a problem with remembering.

And there is so much to learn because our history, both national and global, has been far too difficult, and if we just manage to evaluate past events impartially - regadless of who was standing behind these events (someone "ours" or "theirs"), we will gain a true opportunity to make future mature decisions based on real historical experiences, facts, and critical thinking. That is the main role of the AVNOJ Museum in Bihać - to impartially inform the public about the historical facts and circumstances of the time.

On 26 and 27 Nov, 1942, the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) was held in Bihac, which was then constituted as the all national and political representative body of the People's Liberation Movement in the fight against evil, because all forms of aggression and violence are just that - pure evil. And the study does not stop there, on the contrary, it continues. We should and must analyze everything, including the People's Liberation Movement and everything that happened afterwards - until today and including today!

For fifty years, the building where the session was held had been a museum with a permanent exhibition.
In 1992, it was destroyed during bloody military aggression.
The reconstruction took ten years and was completed in 2013.

Address and contacts:
5. Korpusa no.2, Bihac
Tel / fax: +387(37) 223-214
e-mail: muzej_usk@hotmail.com
Working hours:
Mon-Fri
7:00 - 15:30

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