The Banjica Concentration Camp Museum is dedicated to the memory of the detainees and victims of the Nazi concentration camp from the World War II. The first exhibition, in a limited space, was opened in 1969. The new concept was realized in 1983 on approximately 450 m2, and due to new research results in 2001, an amended exhibition of the Banjica Concentration Camp Museum was presented. Documentaries, posters and photographs, along with a large model of the camp complex, create a framework in which are preserved personal belongings, original drawings, sketches and handicrafts of camp inmates are included. A total of 400 items are exhibited to the visitors in this area. The memorial hall in which the ambience of the concentration camp room was reconstructed stands out.
The Banjica concentration camp was founded on 5th July 1941, in building of the 18th infantry regiment of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, while the first detainees were brought on 9th July. As many as 24,000 prisoners, predominantly Serbs, but also members of other nations, passed through this concentration camp. To this day, 4,200 executed detainees have been reliably identified. Thousands of detainees who have been deported from here across Europe should be added to this list. The camp was disbanded on 4th -5th October 1944.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
