Banned Books Museum

Banned Books, Keelatud Kirjandus, is a museum in Tallinn, Estonia that preserves banned, censored, and burned books from around the world. We tell the stories of our books and their authors, and provide resources for learning about the history of censorship, contemporary challenges, and the free exchange of ideas.
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Banned Books Week Virtual Tour!

It’s Banned Books Week! Every evening this week, Museum Director Joseph Dunnigan will host a livestream tour of a different section of the museum, sharing …

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Podcast - Banned Voices

S2E4 – Wangpo Tethong, on Tibet

Wangpo Tethong is the Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet Europe. In this episode we discuss Tibet, the Chinese occupation of the region, …

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S2E3 – Benedict Rogers, on Hong Kong

Benedict Rogers is the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch. In this episode we discuss the human rights situation in Hong Kong, the National Security …

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S2E2 – Abduweli Ayup, on the Uyghur People

Abduweli Ayup is the Director of Research at the World Uyghur Congress. In this episode we discuss the ongoing genocide against his people, and the …

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S2E1 – Enghebatu Togochong, on Southern Mongolia

Enghebatu Togochong is the director of the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center. In this episode we discuss the ongoing persecution of the Mongolian people …

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S1E6 – Mohammed Almahfali, on Censorship in the Arabic Speaking World

Mohammed Almahfali, Ph.D, is an affiliated researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden. In this episode we discuss …

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S1E5 – Ulrika Ahlberg and Jude Chukwuma Dibia, on their Free Speech Library

Ulrika Ahlberg and Jude Chukwuma Dibia work at the Dawitt Isaak Library in Malmö, Sweden, a library dedicated to authors who have been censored, repressed, …

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Our aim is to collect and preserve censored books and promote the free exchange of ideas.

Whether you are an author whose work has been censored, or a concerned citizen eager to engage with our mission, we’d love to hear from you and have you as part of our community!

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