E2: Presenting difficult topics with Kelley Szany, Sr VP of Education & Exhibitions, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center

MuseumX: Designing Experiences for Good

How do you present emotionally challenging content to your audience in a way that they might connect with, rather than be overwhelmed? I interview Kelley Szany at Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center about strategies and tactics they use to help visitors connect with holocaust and genocide content. We discuss the art of storytelling, the concept of rescuing the individual, floor guide tactics to help visitors move from emotional to cognitive responses, and more.

Kelley Szany LinkedIn page

IHMEC LI page

Links to books discussed in episode

All But My Life, by Gerda Weissmann Klein

Interpreting Difficult History at Museums and Historic Sites, by Julia Rose

Links to other resources discussed in episode

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Skokie

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, DC

East City Films - VR firm, London

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