“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 New Dimensions in Testimony, groundbreaking three-dimensional technology, developed by USC Shoah Foundation’s New Dimensions in Testimony program, in association with Illinois Holocaust Museum.
The Museum is the first in the world to employ this technology in a permanent exhibition space.
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 then respond to questions from the audience, inviting one-on-one ‘conversation.’
13 Survivors from around the world have been through the rigorous recording process. Each of the participating survivors spent several days in a Los Angeles studio answering upward of 2,000 questions about their Holocaust experiences, and related issues, before the unblinking gaze of 50-plus cameras.
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 on the hour 11 am–4 pm (last screening at 4 pm) | THURSDAYS on the hour 11 am–4 pm + late screening at 5:30 pm | WEEKENDS 10:15 am & on the hour 11 am–4 pm (last screening at 4 pm).
In honor of Holocaust Survivor Aaron Elster’s memory, we will be showing his hologram every day until Sunday, May 6.
The theater will be closed May 7 – 8.
Meet Virtual Chicago-Area Survivors
Click here to read bios.
