Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana
Memory · Truth · Justice

Open your eyes.
Never again.

The Dominican Resistance Memorial Museum safeguards the memory of those who resisted the Trujillo dictatorship, the Triumvirate governments, and the twelve Balaguer years. More than 350,000 items bear witness to the struggle for freedom.

Relatives of dictatorship victims hold portraits of the disappeared.
Memory of the disappeared
Resistance against authoritarianism
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62 yearsof resistance
+95kvisitors per year
350kitems · 150k UNESCO Memory of the World

Five decades of resistance

Chronological timeline → 1916 — 1978
1916
Background
US occupation and guerrilla resistance.
1930
Trujillo Dictatorship
Start of 31 years of state terrorism.
1959
June Expedition
Constanza, Maimón and Estero Hondo.
1960
Mirabal Sisters
Assassination of Patria, Minerva and María Teresa.
1965
April War
Constitutionalist uprising against intervention.
1966
Twelve Balaguer Years
Persecution, exile, and forced disappearance.
Pieza del mes Félix Ducoudray
Pieza del mes

Félix Servio Ducoudray

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Temporary exhibition · hasta Jul 3, 2026

The GDR in the Culture of Memory

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Opened in 2024 by MMRD and the German Embassy, this temporary exhibition traces the East German communist dictatorship (1949–1989) and the memory processes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Testimonials · Audio archive
«Torture came in the morning, in the afternoon, and at night. But we knew that the freedom of my country was worth more than any pain.»
— Chana Díaz
Survivor of La Cuarenta · recorded 2011
04:12 / 11:08
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Letters from La Cuarenta

Unpublished letters from political prisoners of the dictatorship, recovered from family archives.

Jun 3Aug 2, 2026
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Activities

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Award ceremonyPast

Fray Antón de Montesinos Contest · XIII edition

Student essay contest awards on human rights.

May 20, 2026
WorkshopPast

Saturday with the kids — Percussion

Percussion and memory workshop for ages 7–12.

May 14, 2026
TalkPast

E2E Test Event

Summary.

May 11, 2026
Film discussionPast

Film discussion: The Lives of Others

Screening and discussion about state surveillance in the GDR.

May 10, 2026
Visit us · Colonial City

Archbishop Nouel St nº 210

210 Arzobispo Nouel St. Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo

+1 809 688 4440[email protected]
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Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday09:00 — 17:00
Wednesday09:00 — 17:00
Thursday09:00 — 19:00
Friday09:00 — 19:00
Saturday10:00 — 18:00
Sunday10:00 — 14:00
Admission
AdultsRD$200
Students & minorsRD$100
Public schoolsFree
ICOM membersFree

School groups require prior reservation. Students with valid ID.