Northern Trust Virtual Reality Theater

Virtual reality technology is not recommended for children under age 12. Children under age 10 will not be admitted.

Virtual reality experiences run at scheduled times throughout the day. Tickets are required for entry and can be obtained at the Museum at no additional cost. Seating is limited. Please arrive on time as visitors will not be allowed entry once the show begins. Allow 20-30 minutes for this experience.

Experience the first-in-the-world virtual reality exhibition, The Journey Back, which applies cutting-edge technology to engage visitors on a journey with Holocaust Survivors. The exhibition is a global game-changer, revolutionizing the field of Holocaust memory through innovative technology and transportive storytelling.

The films have received global recognition and awards from a variety of prestigious film festivals, including World Premiere at South by Southwest, Jury Award Winner at Nashville Film Festival, Winner of Best VR Storytelling at Cinequest Film and VR Festival, official selection at Vancouver International Film Festival, and many more.

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Now Playing – 2/9 to 2/15

Accepted to the 2021 SXSW Film Festival for its world premiere, Jury Award Winner at Nashville Film Festival, official selection for Games for Change XR Summit, Taipei Film Festival, ARTS X SDGS Festival, FilmGate Interactive Festival, North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, A Promise Kept combines storytelling and cutting edge VR technology that allows audiences’ to journey back with Holocaust Survivor Fritzie Fritzshall to the grounds of her grandparent’s home, to the arrival ramp, crematorium, barracks, and latrines of Auschwitz.

Fritzie survived for months inside one of the Nazis’ most notorious camps. Working as a slave laborer in a nearby factory, Fritzie was imprisoned with 599 other women. Each night the women would share with Fritzie a precious crumb of their bread in the hope that the youngest among them might survive to tell the world what had happened to them. In turn, Fritzie promised that if she survived, she would tell their story.

Filmed on location in Poland and Ukraine, A Promise Kept utilizes immersive cinematography, animation, photogrammetry, and 360 sound to not only share Fritzie’s darkest memories but the sparks of humanity that allowed her and others to survive. It is a story that will captivate, move, and inspire you, ensuring Fritzie’s promise is kept for generations to come.

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