Kigali Genocide Memorial

Kigali Genocide Memorial
The people of Rwanda embrace peace and reconciliation. They are committed to fight the ideology of genocide. The memorials found throughout the country are moving testimonies in memory of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and the people who lost their lives.

Inaugurated in 2004, the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi is the final resting place for more than 250,000 victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. This memorial also serves to educate about how the Genocide against the Tutsi took shape and examines genocide in the 20th century.

The wall of names is dedicated to those who died and is a work still in progress. Many of the victims’ names have yet to be gathered and documented and many of the victims who rest in the graves are unknown.

Opening Hours

The Kigali Genocide Memorial is open 9:00am – 5:00pm (last entrance 4:00pm), 7 days a week, with the following exceptions:

On the last Saturday of each month, the Memorial is open from 1:00pm to 5:00pm due to Umuganda community work.

The Memorial is closed annually on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Normally it is also closed to the public on the morning of April 7th each year (the start of Kwibuka).

Occasionally the Memorial is closed to the public for a few hours at short notice when VIP visits are taking place. Any such closures are usually advised on the Kigali Genocide Memorial . @Kigali_Memorial