As you enter the Holocaust exhibition in the Imperial War
Museum you are greeted by a video depicting Jewish people reminiscing about
what life was like before the Nazi’s. As you go through the rooms you are
following a specific timeline of events which culminate in the mass murder in
the concentration camps and the defeat of Hitler and the Nazis. It feels as
though you are being told a story and the way the exhibition is displayed it has an impact, there isn't too much information and it’s in a
wide range of media such as videos, posters and artefacts I think the Museum is portraying Jews as “the ultimate
victim.”
In Contrast, when you enter the World War I & World War
II exhibition in the National Army Museum the layout has a less personal atmosphere,
there doesn't seem to be a flow in the information given which makes it harder
to decipher the story it is trying to tell. When walking through the exhibition
you feel almost overwhelmed with the amount of information on offer, there doesn't seem to be a single angle or vested interest imposed on you. However, it has a more interactive approach
as they have remodelled many scenes from battle incorporating sound effects and
realistic dummies.
Overall, I feel I engaged more with the Imperial War Museum. The general layout and display felt more personal and although there was
less information you still got a wider picture of what happened as if you were
being told the story first hand and thus evoking more emotion. However, although
the exhibitions had a brief crossover through WWII and Germany I feel I can’t
fully evaluate them against each other as they are predominantly for different
purposes and are presenting different histories.
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