Exhibition and memory have had an unbreakable connection since the beginning of the recording of history. The medieval age saw the creation of formal archives by aristocrats and royals and the early modern age saw the beginnings of public libraries and archives. The display and exhibition of an historical event can affect the interest of the future public and the preservation of the event.

In October, the “Historian’s Workshop Seminar” ventured to Washington D.C. to visit the United States Holocaust Museum located on the National Mall. The museum (and the event it captures) is dedicated an ultimately foreign tragedy, yet its influence and the education it provides can be deemed more than useful for the modern day American public. The museum not only gives insight on the horrors of humanity but provides a fascinating example for the relationship between exhibition and memory. Continue reading →