[1] The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and President Xanana Gusmão.

[2] The museum is housed in the former Portuguese Timor Court of Justice building which was burnt down during the 1999 East Timorese crisis.

It aims to make the history of the resistance struggle better known, evoking its main moments and protagonists, using modern museological trends and, whenever possible, audio-visual sources.

The museum also houses temporary exhibits on aspects of resistance movement history.

[5] In 2013, the Mario Soares Foundation developed an online portal sharing much of this archival material.