Timorese Resistance Archive & Museum — Attraction in Dili

Register and purchase a ticket at the entrance. Tickets are 0.25 for students (including international students), $1 for local adults, and $5 for foreigners.

Photography and videography are not permitted in the exhibition halls, and also food and drinks.

The exhibition is primarily composed of images, all annotated in Portuguese, Tetum, and English, though the font size in the latter two is a bit jarring.

The main exhibition is on the first floor. There are some photos on the second floor, and it seems there was once a cafe in the lobby and balcony. The third floor is empty, just a place for staff to smoke.

The visit lasts 1-2 hours and focuses on the museum's main theme, "The East Timor Struggle." This youngest country in Asia was founded not long ago, and most of its citizens have experienced it firsthand.

The visit is quite somber, allowing us to overcome our grief while also discovering our country's rich culture and resources, especially its ethnic traditions and natural...

Simple exhibition founded on sets of photographs and some multimedia sources. Unfortunately, except some archival and rare photos, this is very wikipedia-esque collection of information about modern history of Timor Leste and its resistance movement. Nothing new for someone who is interested in the country's history. The best section comes when you almost finish your tour as there is a 1:1 model of shelter used by one of the leaders of the resistance movement. All in all, the experience should be more than enough for a casual tourist, but, as it was already mentioned, the english translation is positioned too low to read it without bending your body. The whole building is new and modern, one of the most representatives places in Dili. Next to the museum part you can visit a...

What n brilliant museum! It tells the story of the Resistance in Timor-Leste well and thoroughly. A couple of my companions would have liked the boards to have English as their top language but, hey, this is their country and the Australian political system failed them for many years. At least now we the people of Australia, are doing a bit better. Many ex-pats living, working and helping here still. Come and see for yourself! Timor-Leste has everything a tourist could want, mountains, beaches, magnificent birds and nature, great hotels and one of the friendliest and poorest people...