The Sinchon Museum of United States War Atrocities is located in Sinchon, North Korea, and is dedicated to preserving and displaying artifacts from the Sinchon Massacre. The Sinchon Massacre wasmass murder of Communist sympathizers and North Korean civilians by during the Korean War, the causes of which are disputed.
The Sinchon Museum of United States War Atrocities remembers the deaths of over 35,000 people in a series of events occurring from October 17 to November 7, 1950 when the area was occupied by the United States.
Independent parties reported that both Communists and anti-Communist vigilantes were engaging in wholesale slaughter throughout the area, and that the United States Army took the city and failed to prevent the perpetuation of the civilian murders, but did not participate themselves.
The museum complex consists of several buildings, an air raid shelter, and a gravesite. The museum is housed in the former Sinchon County Party Committee building.
