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Right from the beginning, the appeal by the Trustees for material, financial and other kind of support found overwhelming response from the people and made possible the establishment of truly a peoples' museum. Now, the LWM is run through its own earnings (entrance fee, conference hall and cafe; theatre rental, and kiosk sales) supplemented by government and private donations from home and abroad.
Government grant: Since 1999, successive governments have allocated token grant inthe national budget.
Sponsor members: Foreign and corporate donors contributing over US$ 12000.00 (TK. 5 lacs and above).
Existing sponsor members include the Ford Foundation, U. S. Ambassador's Special Fund, High Commission of India, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and industries,Bangladeshis in Switzerland and corporate houses like Square,Transcom and Impress Telefilms Ltd.
The list of sponsor members...
| Transcom Ltd. | Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Ford Foundation |
In Memory of Dilwara Jahan
(Father: Nurul Islam BSc) | Mr. & Mrs. Matin Chowdhury | Bengalees In Switzerland |
| Anonymous | Sri Shubol Chandra Roy | Saber Hosain Chowdhury |
| Asiatic Marketing Communications Ltd. | Ministry of Culture, Government of Bangladesh | High Commission of India, Bangladesh |
| Embassy of The U.S.A, Bangladesh | Savar Area Command, Bangladesh Army | Freedom Fighter Architect Mubasshar Hussain |
| Lt. Col. (retd.) A.S. Helal Uddin psc | Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka | Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Kona Reza & Faridur Reza Sagar | Jamuna Bank Ltd. | Anonymous |
Charter member: Individual donors contributing over $1200.00 (Tk. 50,000.00).
The list of charter members...
| Mrs. Nafisa Hossain Chowdhry | Dr. Shaheen Akhter | Mr. Akmal Sharif |
| Mr. Sarwar Hossain and Mrs. Nazma Akhter | Mrs. Siddika Kabir | Mrs. Latifa Siddiqui |
| Mr. Ashraful Haque | Mrs. Jolly Haque | Barrister Rafiqul Hoque |
| Dr. Makhduma Nargis | Dr. Shamsul Bari | Squadron Leader (retd.) Liakat Ali Khan Bir Uttam |
| Engineer S. M. Mamoon | Mr. Mohammed Aziz Khan | Mr. Tapan Kanti Ghosh |
| Mr. Akram Ahmed Bir Uttam | Hosne-ara-Hossain | Captain Shahabuddin Ahmed Bir Uttam |
| Mr. M. A. K. Fazle Bari | H. Q. Chowdhury | Anwara Syed Hoque |
| Captain (retd.) Jaglul Ahmed | Ansar Rahman | Mrs. Yasmin A Rahman Emi |
| Gazi Rakayet | Raunaq Khandker | Iqbal Hossain |
| Farhana Sharmin | Didar Atowar Hossain | Mamtaz Latif |
| Manjur Ahmed | Khandker Shakhawat Hossain | Abul Kasem |
| Khaled Mahmud Mithu and Kanak Chanpa Chakma | Mr. Yusuf I. Ahmad | Salauddin Abdullah |
Annual member Donations: $ 30.00 (Tk. 1,200.00).
Project Financing
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Outreach Programme: Between 1999 to April 2004, the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation has contributed financing to some projects of the Museum.
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"Human Rights and Peace Education in the light of History of Liberation War" Project: Manusher Jonno is financing this project currently.
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National Lottery: In the Jan-Mar 2003 period, Liberation War Museum successfully conducted government approved National Lottery. The earnings from this has been kept separately for purchase of land for the museum.
Short term and Mid term plans:
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Land and Building: Currently located in an rented premises due to space constrains many objects cannot be exhibited and the local and international dimension of liberation war can not be fully displayed. Liberation War Museum has recently, (2009) purchased piece of land in Dhaka and are going ahead with plans to construct a proper museum. Fund will be raised from home and abroad for the above purpose.
(See the Project Financing Page on this website).
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Virtual tour of LWM and liberation war: As can be found in many museums, the Liberation War Museum plan for Touch-screen facilities through which individuals can have virtual tour of Liberation War Museum and obtain a more detailed and comprehensive picture of liberation war and its messages. This facility can be simultaneously used in our Mobile Museum for people who cannot visit the museum in Dhaka.
The virtual tour will be put on the web to reach expatriate Bangladeshis and other people.
Walk Through The Museum / Gallery View
Exhibits are organized in 6 galleries in two-storied Liberation War Museum. It traces history
of Bangladesh independence starting from British colonial period, popular resistance during
Pakistan rule and armed struggle leading to final victory with emergence of independent
Bangladesh.
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