“Welcome to the future of the preservation of memory.” —Chicago Tribune
Years from now, long after the last Holocaust Survivor has passed on, their stories will survive, thanks to groundbreaking three-dimensional technology, Dimensions in Testimony, developed by USC Shoah Foundation’s New Dimensions in Testimony program in association with Illinois Holocaust Museum.
As seen on 60 Minutes, visitors can meet virtual Holocaust Survivors at the Museum’s Abe & Ida Cooper Survivor Stories Experience holographic theater, where high-definition holographic interview recordings paired with voice recognition technology enables Survivors to tell their deeply moving personal stories and respond to questions from the audience, inviting visitors to a personalized, one-on-one ‘conversation.’
The Museum is the first in the world to employ this technology in a permanent exhibition space.
To create this interactive experience, 13 Survivors from around the world agreed to go through a rigorous interviewing process. Each of the participating Survivors spent several days in a Los Angeles studio, answering over 2,000 questions about their Holocaust experiences before the unblinking gaze of 50-plus cameras.
Visit today to hear the stories they shared.
Reservations recommended for the Survivor Stories Experience theater.
The Survivor Stories Experience Holographic Theater is gallery 1 of 4 galleries in the Take a Stand Center.
Click here to learn more about the full Take a Stand Center.
Theater schedule:
WEEKDAYS & WEEKENDS (every hour 11 am – 4 pm), with additional screenings THURSDAYS at 5:30 pm and WEEKENDS at 10:15 am.
July 15 – 31: Fritzie Fritzshall
August 1 – 31: Aaron Elster
Meet Virtual Survivors
Click here to read bios.
