I could not attend at the trip to the Holocaust Museum, but instead I went onto their website. I wanted to write about the topics and intel that caught my attention most at first glances, and how informative the website was.
To begin, the first thing that stood out to me was the cartoon-like pictures on the main page below the main navigation bar with the topics. One cartoon depicted a gigantic black boot about to step on and crush the Statue of Liberty and what I assume to be New York. Another cartoon depicts what I assume to be possibly children at the time of the conflict who are from America who don’t quite know what’s going on in the moment. The last image is a hand with a Nazi swastika on the sleeve cuff, and in the hand is a knife that is stabbing the Holy Bible. All the images, especially the first and last were very strong images in my opinion that could be thought about in many different ways. Even the middle photo has a deeper meaning behind it and their possible messages are very intriguing.
One aspect of the museum’s website that I thought was very positive was that the museum is free to the public. I think this is a very important aspect of a museum because people can learn about the past without having to pay to learn from the pasts mistakes.
The website had a lot of information on the Holocaust. The website has 3 main tabs on the main directory at the top. The first tab was about general information on the Holocaust, the next was a tab remembering survivors and victims, and the last was a “Confront” tab with two subcategories of genocide and antisemitism. There are other links you can go to on the main page that are part of the main website. One link is an encyclopedia, one link is an introduction to the holocaust, and the other link is resources for educators.
The website has information on when they are open, what they have at the museum, exhibits, and information about tickets too. To conclude, the website was very informative and helpful.