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The Audioguide as an Art Commission

Written by Paula Kolar

Artists Linda O Keefe and Louise Wilson have begun following the traces of history in our archive, reflecting on what is present in our collection, but also what is absent: memories of sound, lost evidence, and impalpable stories of making new lives in England’s North. Keep reading

Remembering the Camps

Written by Dr Chelsea Sambells and Hannah Randall

Travelling Historians, Hannah and Chelsea, have visited various concentration camps and today’s blog explores their experiences. Given how these upsetting landscapes of genocide have now turned into tourist hotspots, they ask: What is the etiquette … Keep reading

Flight to China in the Year of the Tiger: 1938

Written by Hari Jonkers

As we welcome a new Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, we remember another significant Tiger year: 1938. This was when the Japanese occupied Shanghai and the city became the unlikely destination of … Keep reading

A Fragile World

Written by David Fligg

A Fragile World If there’s one thing that the ongoing pandemic teaches us, it’s that life is a somewhat fragile and precarious affair. This was achingly true for Gideon Klein, a young Czech Jew, and … Keep reading

A Brief History of the First Nazi Gas Chambers

Written by Jonny Hudson

In Brandenburg an der Havel State Welfare Institute a crude experiment using poison gas to murder people took place in January 1940. The experiment came about after Viktor Brack, a department head in the KdF … Keep reading

Human Rights: The Legacy of the Holocaust

Written by Dr Chelsea Sambells and Hannah Randall

“Human rights” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. But what are our human rights today and where do they come from? And how do they relate to the Holocaust? History of Human … Keep reading