The Liberation War Museum

The Liberation War Museum is a museum in Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, dedicated to the Bangladesh Liberation War, which resulted in Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan.

The Liberation War Museum was founded in 1971 on the initiative of an eight-member board of trustees to preserve the legacy of the Liberation War of 1971. The trustees solicited donations from the general public to help support the museum, as well as relics from the battle, such as personal belongings, weaponry, and human remains, to be displayed, as well as developing an archive of documents and personal histories relating to the war.

The museum has gathered around 21,000 objects (as of 2016), some of which are on display in the museum and many more of which are housed in its archives. Due to the museum's crowd-funded nature (which is independent of the Bangladeshi government) and the general public's collaborative contribution to the museum's collection, the museum portrays itself as the result of a citizen's effort.

Due to a shortage of room, only a percentage of the collected artifacts could be displayed at the original location, therefore it was decided that larger, more contemporary facilities were required. In 2009, an architectural competition was organized for the museum's new design, with architects Tanzim Hasan Salim and Naheed Farzana taking first place. In 2013, land for the new building was purchased in Agargaon, and construction began. The Liberation War Museum's new location was officially inaugurated on April 16, 2017. With 3500 square meters of gallery space, the new building provided significant additional space.

Location: Sher-e Bangla Nagar Civic Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh