War Childhood
English edition of the War Childhood.
Sarajevo · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jasminko Halilovic
Author / Entrepreneur / Speaker
- Founder War Childhood Museum
- 30 under 30 FORBES
- European Young Leader EYL40
01 — Biography
About
“Working at the intersection of memory, peacebuilding, and entrepreneurship.”
Jasminko Halilovic was born in 1988 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jasminko Halilovic is the Founder and Director-General of the War Childhood Museum (WCM), the world's only museum dedicated to the experiences of children affected by war. The WCM received the Council of Europe Museum Prize as part of the European Museum of the Year program.
Jasminko has written and edited several books, including “Sarajevo – My City, a Place to Meet” and the award-winning “War Childhood,” translated into six languages. He holds a master's degree in financial management and is pursuing a PhD in museum management.
He has served as a keynote speaker at conferences in over 15 countries on museums, peacebuilding, and entrepreneurship. Jasminko frequently presents and lectures at universities worldwide and has contributed to outlets like The Huffington Post, Asahi Shimbun, and Politico.
In 2018, Halilovic became the first Bosnian in Forbes’ Europe “30 under 30” list, and in 2023, he was named a European Young Leader (EYL40).
An entrepreneur since age 16, Jasminko co-founded several businesses before dedicating himself fully to his not-for-profit initiative, the War Childhood Museum. He is an avid traveler, having visited over 100 countries.
02 — Published works
Books
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2017
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2015
ぼくたちは戦場で育った サラエボ1992─1995
Japanese edition of the War Childhood. Selected as one of three books to read in 2015 by Asahi Shimbun, the leading Japanese newspaper.
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2014
Kindheit im Krieg
German edition of the War Childhood.
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2013
Djetinjstvo u ratu
Bosnian edition of the War Childhood. Won Special Jury Award at Sarajevo International Book Fair 2013.
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2010
Sarajevo – My City, a Place to Meet
Billingual photo-monograph about Sarajevo.
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2007
Sarajevo Way
Billingual guide through Sarajevo. First blog in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has been published as a book.
03 — Initiative
War Childhood Museum
- 2018Council of Europe Museum Prize (European Museum of the Year Awards)
Emerging from the crowd-sourced book War Childhood, the independent nonprofit War Childhood Museum has gained international recognition as the world’s only museum focused exclusively on childhoods affected by war.
Built around a unique collection of personal objects and stories from more than 20 armed conflicts, the WCM preserves an irreplaceable part of the world’s memory: the testimonies of children whose lives have been shaped by war. Its first permanent exhibition opened in January 2017, seven years after the project’s beginnings, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since then, the WCM has expanded its work to contemporary conflict, post-conflict, and resettlement contexts. Today, with offices in three countries and projects in several more, it has become an international platform that gives voice to current and former war children. Through research, exhibitions, and education programs that reach hundreds of thousands of people each year, the WCM has also become an important voice for peace.
The 2018 Council of Europe Museum Prize – one of the most prestigious awards in the museum industry – was awarded to the War Childhood Museum as part of the European Museum of the Year Awards.
04 — Contact
Get in touch
Mailing address
War Childhood Museum, Logavina 32, Sarajevo, 71000