“ONA, SREBRENICA – Women Voices in Memory” exhibition was opened at the Srebrenica Memorial Center, which is dedicated to the women of Srebrenica, their voices, experiences, and testimonies, but also to the decades-long role in preserving the truth about genocide and culture of memory.
The exhibition opening was held on the day when the Srebrenica Memorial Center marks 23 years of existence and work. Since its founding, the Center has grown into an institution whose mission transcends memorialization. Through research, documentation, education, and preserving testimonies, it tries to ensure that the facts about the genocide in Srebrenica are preserved and available to future generations.
The “ONA, SREBRENICA” exhibition focuses on women whose lives were irretrievably changed by genocide, but who continue to testify, seek justice, and preserve the memory, despite the losses and consequences they carry. Their voices are not only personal testimonies. They are part of a wider documentary and historical record on Srebrenica, and an important source for understanding the consequences of genocide for individuals, families, and entire communities.
“When we speak about Srebrenica, we are speaking about facts established by court judgments, documents, evidence, and testimonies. But behind every fact there is a human life. This exhibition puts those lives in focus. Women of Srebrenica are not only witnesses of the past; they are active guardians of memory and one of the most important strengths in a fight to preserve the truth,” stated the Memorial Center today.
Documentation and Availability of the Survivors’ Experiences
What took a special place in the program were the words of a mother, Munira Subašić, who emphasized the struggle of the women of Srebrenica whose voices remind us that behind statistics and historical facts there are always individual lives, families, memories, and consequences lasting for generations. The Memorial Center continues to develop and preserve such sources because the culture of memory cannot rest solely on spaces and objects; it must also rest on human voices.
Speaking at the opening on behalf of the Srebrenica Memorial Center were Director Emir Suljagić, Director of the British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Curator Nirha Efendić, and exhibition designer Armin Ćosić.
With the opening of the “ONA, SREBRENICA – Women Voices in Memory” exhibition, the Memorial Center once again confirms its commitment to ensuring that the experience of survivors, especially women of Srebrenica, is preserved, documented, and available for generations to come.
“We are especially grateful to everyone who contributed with their work to have this exhibition before us today. Of course, above all, we have to thank the exhibition designer Armin Ćosić, curator Nirha Efendić, and our dear colleague Nermin Hodžić, as well as colleagues who maintain the premises daily and whose work enables the realization of such projects and for this space to preserve the memory with dignity. Their contribution might not always be visible to visitors, but it is an integral part of everything we do here,” stated the Srebrenica Memorial Center.
The exhibition was made possible with the support of the United Kingdom and the British Council, whose contribution and support were of great significance. Special gratitude was expressed to the DMB Consulting Company, which supported the realization of the exhibition with its contribution.
“To all of them, we express honest and deep gratitude for their trust, support, and recognition of the significance of the culture of memory,” said the Press team of the Srebrenica Memorial Center.
