the public execution of the President of the National
Liberation Committee in Lipa and his daughter.
Opposite the photographs that record the
massacre committed on 30 April 1944, a number of
small house-shaped structures represent each of
the homes that were burned down that day in Lipa.
On the front of each, the house number and the
family’s surname are written, while, on the back
of the house, the names of the murdered family
members are listed, alongside their dates of birth. In
the middle of the room, we can see the family trees
of the residents of Lipa, showing the victims of the
massacre from each family.
Above, the village of Lipa and an exterior view of
the museum | EUROM
The last space on the visit is the basement,
which exhibits a series of objects collected in the
1960s from villages in the region. These objects
show some of the features that define the region’s
identity, including its folklore, agriculture and
cuisine.
The Memorial Centre Lipa Remembers should
not just be seen as a platform for chronicling the
massacre, but also as proof that Lipa lives on and
remembers, conveying a message of peace to ensure
that history does not repeat itself.
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