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On 2 December 2013, there was a soft opening of the partially completed Peace Museum that allowed staff and visitors to preview the pilot exhibition room which was the Ante room. The Anteroom was the only exhibition room that was developed and the foundation of the hut and mini slabs symbolizing graves were constructed at the Memorial Garden during the lifespan of the Special Court. The Peace Museum was located at the Special Court site. The Special Court closed and transitioned to the Residual Special Court on 31 December 2013. The Peace Museum and Memorial Garden were refurbished, redesigned, developed and expanded by the Residual Special Court, and re-launched in December 2019. It continues to occupy a portion of the former Special Court site and shares the site with other organizations including the Residual Special Court, the Law Reform Commission, the Justice Sector Coordination Office, and the Sierra Leone Law School.
The Peace Museum has since continued to meet its objectives of honoring the victims of the 11-year armed conflict in Sierra Leone and serving as an institution of learning about the war, the peace and transitional justice processes. It is our hope that the Virtual Peace Museum will contribute greatly to achieving those objectives.