[4] A project board formed by the municipality and headed by notable Jewish industrialist, Avram Majer Altarac, purchased the land for 100,000 CHF, with construction beginning in 1926.

[3] After the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 and the establishment of the puppet Independent State of Croatia, severe racial laws were implemented by the occupying forced which lead to the desecration and looting of the synagogue in the first months of the occupation.

[5] After the end of the war the Jewish Municipality, whose community was desecrated during the holocaust with over 90 percent being murdered in the Nazi concentration camp system,[6] donated the building to the city of Sarajevo.

Among the center’s diverse offerings are art exhibitions, live music performances, and theater productions, showcasing both established and emerging artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The programming also includes innovative events like the “Silent Disco,” where participants dance with wireless headphones, merging contemporary cultural trends with local engagement.