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Srebrenica · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center

The principal memorial and museum complex dedicated to victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

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Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center deni beli · CC BY-SA
Typical visit
3 hours
Setting
Mixed
Region
Drina Valley, Foča and Sutjeska
Last checked
1 Aug 2026

Why visit

The principal memorial and museum complex dedicated to victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The site occupies the former battery factory and nearby cemetery at Potočari, preserving testimony, artefacts and the burial place of identified victims.

What you will see

  • Memorial cemetery.
  • Former battery factory museum.
  • Survivor testimony.

History

The site occupies the former battery factory and nearby cemetery at Potočari, preserving testimony, artefacts and the burial place of identified victims. The place should be understood within Bosnia and Herzegovina’s layered history, where medieval states, Ottoman administration, Austro-Hungarian rule, Yugoslav development and the 1992–1995 war left different traces.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Allow about 180 minutes for a normal visit, with extra time for photographs, queues, worship, interpretation or rest.

  2. 2

    Carry small local-currency cash because minor parking, donations or rural services may not always accept cards.

  3. 3

    Dress respectfully at active religious and memorial sites and avoid disrupting worship, funerals or commemorations.

  4. 4

    Combine this stop with nearby places in the same region to reduce backtracking and parking searches.

  5. 5

    Check local events and religious times because access and crowd levels can change without appearing in old travel listings.

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