Memorial house
History
On April 17, 1941, Kolasin was captured by Italian forces during the invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After three months of occupation, the resistance movement began fighting in July 1941. On December 29, 1944, the town of Kolasin was finally liberated from Italian occupation by the 5th Montenegrin Proletarian Brigade. In the late 1960s, local and regional authorities, together with veterans' groups, began making plans to build a complex of monuments and buildings in
memory of the rallies of the anti-fascist council of Kolašin that took place in 1943 and 1944. In 1970, a selection committee was set up to choose monument design. Of the concepts submitted for consideration, solution of the renowned Slovenian designer Marko Mušić was selected. Construction of the complex began the following year, 1971.
Cultural site details
The Memorial house complex has two constitutive parts with a total size of 100x40m: the memorial, which also has a central hall for large and small gatherings, and the administrative part. In terms of their design, these two parts are structured in different ways. The memorial part has a sculptural form and the so-called "cells for events", while the administrative part, which still houses the municipal administration, is a one-story horizontal structure. The characteristic design of the memorial part is inspired by the traditional sloping roofs characteristic of Kolašin and this area (folk architecture of Dinaric houses). Due to the specific architectural design, the time period when it was built, and above all the expressive use of unpainted, raw concrete, the building is an example of brutalist architecture.
Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, the memorial home has been left to decay. The halls that are part of the administrative part are used today for various municipal and socio-political organizations. Certain parts of the complex, which were previously used as museum units, are now in an administrative function (they are used by some political parties, institutions, etc.). The rest of the building complex is unfortunately closed.