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    THE IMPACT OF TIGRAY WAR ON HERITAGE AND HERITAGE TOURISM: A CASE OF TIGRAY MARTYRS MEMORIAL MUSEUM
    (Mekelle University, 2025-01-21) YEMANE GEBREHIWOT
    This research investigates the impact of Tigray War (2020-2022) on the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Museum in Mekelle, Ethiopia. The museum, established in 2008, showcases the sacrifices of the people of Tigray in the war against the Derg regime. During the Tigray war Ethiopian National Defense Forces had used the museum as a military camp for eight months. As result of this the Martyrs Memorial Museum faces extensive physical destruction, looting, and cultural vandalism lost the museum's collection, infrastructure, the resting places of the martyrs body and the historical collections and exhibition. This research applies a mixed-methods design, based on qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires, interviews, and secondary sources to assess the impact of the war on the museum. The findings indicate a significant impact on the physical and cultural heritages of the museum, visitor experiences have declined along with tourism activities. And this paper also points out important recommendation’s for post-conflict recovery strategies like collaborative restoration process with the local community, diaspora, and international organizations; a sustainable approach to heritage management; educational initiatives; and promoting the museum as an icon of Tigrayan identity and resilience. It also recommends that those damaged sections of the museum stay as historical narratives of atrocity, complemented by modern conservation techniques to help for education for the next generation, and to manage peaceful cultural tourism activity in post-conflict situations