Homeland War Museum

A very important place to learn about and understand the extent of what happened here in the 90s. The building itself, riddled with signs of shell and bullet impacts, stands as a monument to the courage and tenacity of its defenders. And interesting how something built by Napoleonic troops wouldn't face its true battle until the 1990s.

Great museum! Can hike up from old town to learn about the history of Dubrovnik and get amazing views of the city the whole way.

It’s a wonderful time visiting a place that's perfect for history enthusiasts.Getting an early start and purchasing cable car tickets in advance are great tips to make the most of your visit without waiting in long queues. The combination of history, cable car experience, and photography is quite an experience and need good 2 hours back and forth.

I strongly recommend visiting this museum for anyone coming to Dubrovnik. It is informative and eye opening to see and understand what the people here have experienced and endured. Croatia is so much more than beautiful beaches. Please take the time to come here. It’s truly worth it.

If you decide to go up mount Srd, be sure to check out the Homeland War Museum. Particularly if you are into war history, or have local links to the area. It's incredibly informative. Some of the exhibits really hit home, being one of the most recent wars in Europe, and very much alive in many of the local peoples memories.

Fort Imperial itself is interesting without the recent history being a Napoleonic fortress. Possibly due to the bombardment during the war in the 90's the roof does leak, which adds to the feel of being in the place that has seen history unfold before it.

Before you go: the museum is cash only: €4 per person, and is not included in the Dubrovnik pass.

Beautiful views. But the real value is gaining perspective on the atrocities Croatians endured. It is unbelievable to see the tragedy wrought on Dubrovnik, because there are so few signs of all the devastation only 30 or so years later.

We visited this museum five years ago. It is housed in an old Fort high up above the city the museum and provides an insightful retelling of the land attack on Dubrovnik by the Yugoslav army troops, from a clearly Croation viewpoint. Various rooms tell of the defence of the city by a handful of men. A highlight of our trip to the city.
If you wish to use the cable car to get up to it I would certainly recommend waiting until the afternoon when all the cruise ships have left so the queues are much shorter.

Although nothing mind blowing is on display (guns, munitions, helmets, clothing and various other memorabilia used during the defence of the Imperial Fort) I quite enjoyed this museum. An English language documentary (definitely recommend watching the whole thing if you have the time) plays in one of the halls and shows live footage of the shelling of Dubrovnik and the Imperial Fort among other events of the Croatian War of Independence 1991-1995.

Going up to the terrace you get to enjoy the best view of Dubrovnik. The shell and bullet holes on the walls are still visible. Quite an authentic experience of the events from the occupation of Dubrovnik.

Cost to enter is only 30 Kuna. Go and have a history dip in the not-so-recent reshaping of the geo-political map of Europe. Recommended.

Very impressive. I recommend firstly to visit the old town and then go here. It is better when you have already see the places effected by the civil war as they look now. And here you can see the destruction the war brought here.

Really worth a trip if you have gone to the top of Mount Srd. Really interesting and poignant and informative. Very moving. Also, if you climb all the way to the top of the Fort, there is a spectacular view.

Super interesting! Only 5 euro entrance! Bought Some ( English ) books on the subject!

Museum of Croatian War of Independence
will be located in one wing of Fort Imperial on Mount Srđ, which is the symbol of the defence of Dubrovnik. The first phase of the permanent museum project Dubrovnik in the Croatian War of Independence 1991 - 1995 has been completed. An exhibition of the same name has been put on at Fort Imperial with around 500 exhibits. The main themes include Dubrovnik in the Croatian War of Independence 1991 - 1995 and the history of Fort Imperial. The Croatian War of Independence in the Dubrovnik area was presented within the following themed units: The fall of the Dubrovnik Republic and history of Fort Imperial The Serbian-Montenegrin aggression in 1991 The days of victory - the liberation actions of the Croatian Army and the suffering of the people, civilian buildings and cultural monuments. The exhibits include: documents, art and documentary photographs, printed materials, weapons, mines and explosive devices, war maps, commands, parts of military equipment, objects from every-day life which belonged to the residents and defenders of Dubrovnik under the aggressors siege, authentic recordings and video material, reminiscences of the participants, the armed forces war flags, the original flag which waved on Srđ in 1991, mine fields maps, war log books, etc. A memorial plaque with the names of those who died defending Dubrovnik has been put up on Mount Srđ.

Exhibition of Dubrovnik in the Croatian War of Independence 1991 - 1995

Historical site with a lot of informations about the defending a City of Dubrovnik from the period of 1991 to 1995. When you enter the museum, you have a stairway to the roof top with a nice view of the old city from it.

Very good war museum with heritage, documents, photos, arts and a nice panoramic view

Interesting and educating experience. Price is pretty cheap and it even has a video playing that explains the history and the siege and everything.

Absolutely recommended. The visit left me emotionally shaken. Lots of pictures, stories, military equipment and other interesting things that I completely forgot to take photos of it. The tickets were only 5e per adult. You will spend about 30 min in there.

Very good museum to understand the Croatian war of independence. The museum is located in for imperial that was an important fort for the war and they have kept it original. The view is awsume.

Unfortunately Campervans are forbidden to access the road to the museum, so we could not visit it. We could not walk (broken foot) and didnt wanna pay 23€ (!) for the 3min cable car.

The rooftop has the nicest view in Dubrovnik. Come here in the evening at sunset.

We drove up the mountain just for the view ended up stumbling at the Homeland War Museum. It was very interesting and educational. Great images and memorabilia kept from the dark days the country went through.
The view there is amazing, make sure to get there early, and walk all the way up to the roof. And if you are there at the right time you can hear the church bells from the city.

Definitely a place to check out if you are visiting Dubrovnik