Great experience to learn more about the Holocaust. Really enjoyed the hologram part as well. The museum and hologram was a great way for my kids to learn more about what happened, hear stories and see actual footage and pictures right in front of them of the people affected and generations to come after that. Def recommend a visit at least once. Life changing
We landed in Illinois and the first place
I had to go to was this museum. It was a Wednesday and we got in for a $1 booking through Viator. I know the museum has free days but given I came from out of state I wanted to make sure I had tickets. I took amazing pictures but out of the respect
For the museum and the real pieces of history it holds I decided not to. I highly recommend everyone with or without a love of history to come and support this organization. I was immensely satisfied
With the amount of actual pieces of clothing, letters, pendants and videos
The establishment allowed us to see and learn about it.
It's such an important museum. At the holographic theater you can ask a Holocaust survivor holograph questions and most of the time there will have been an answer recorded that matches your question. My kids asked a few questions about what food people are at Auschwitz and if they were allowed how they spent time between work and sleep. Both were answered by Anita's recording. The Mandela exhibit was an equally important history lesson.
This was such a wonderful experience. I'm so glad they're open. It's good to learn from the past so we don't repeat it in the future. A great learning experience. Lots of articles and papers. Old videos and even a hologram interview with Eva Kor a survivor of Auschwitz and of Dr. Mengele. Compelling and heart wrenching but educational. I just wished I had known that after finishing the museum there would be a survivor at the end to speak with and ask questions. Because I didn't know and was so overwhelmed I didn't ask any questions and for that I regret. I plan to revisit so I can make up for this lost opportunity.
It was very impactful. Can t forget history. I need to go back seeing as how The Mandela exhibit was something I wasn t able to fully finish
Very interesting exhibit on the Holocaust in Europe and the effects it had on Jewish people around the world. I regret our country's inhospitable policies to Jews seeking asylum during that time. I'd like us to be open to any who want to have an opportunity to live free from persecution for their religious or cultural beliefs. All people have the right to pursue life when they are conceived.
Spent about 3.5 hours here and still didn't get to see it all. Very educationally. There's a hologram experience presentation but if you have to choose between that and a guided tour I would say go with the guided tour. My family and I got a mini tour from Ron (while he rerouted us around the construction site), his parents are Holocaust survivors and gave us a little backstory which we all enjoyed learning about!
Came here with my husband and 3 kids (17,13, and 8). We were warned before entering some things might not be age appropriate.
Being that History is ugly, we did not let that deter us.
I have read countless books and seen tons of documentaries, but seeing it up close like that. I want to say we loved it, but that seems like a poor choice of words.
It was an excellent reminder to not let this happen again.
Poignant and relatable exhibits, which surprise and cause a perspective shift on the ways authoritarians influence everyday citizens. Unfortunately, this perspective could not be more timely.
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