Artifact Cases
Portfolio :
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Client:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
"Flight and Rescue"
This 6,000 square foot exhibit by means of dramatic displays
and photographic reproductions chronicles the route across
Eastern Europe and Asia of 2,100 Polish refugees living in
Lithuania, who made the trek to a safe haven in Japan and
for some to China during World War II. These large photo
screen wall graphics and digital reproductions showed the
extraordinary circumstances and the individuals' actions
that enabled them to survive. Our floor and wall mounted
conservation cases housed papers and historical artifacts
of the refugees. Audio-visuals recount the stories and recollections
of survivors. These films and testimonies enable the visitors
to have a better understanding of their flight.