Virginia Holocaust Museum unveiling exhibit utilizing AI technology to tell survivors’ stories
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond is getting ready to debut a new exhibit that uses AI technology to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors, including a woman who is now a Richmond resident. According to the museum, "Dimensions in Testimony," which was developed by the University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation, uses AI technology to enable users to listen to the stories of five Holocaust survivors and witnesses in pre-recorded interviews and engage in a "Q&A-style" conversation with them. One of the Holocaust survivors is Halina Zimm, who was born in 1927 and participated in the Warsaw Uprising, a revolt against Nazi German occupation by Polish resistance forces in 1944, and now lives in Richmond. “We are honored to be one of the few museums in the U.S. with a Dimensions in Testimony exhibit,” said Samuel Asher, Executive Director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum. “This amazing program allows visitors to hear firsthand accounts of witnesses to the Holocaust and to converse with them about their experiences." Once the exhibit opens on Friday, Nov. 1, "Dimensions in Testimony" will run hourly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the Alan and Halina Zimm Theater of Remembrance, which was built specifically for the exhibit. "It’s an intimate setting to share these important personal stories of survivors so that we never forget how their lives were forever impacted by the horrors of the Holocaust," Asher said. Reservations must be made ahead of time in order to view the exhibit, which can be done on the museum's website.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond is getting ready to debut a new exhibit that uses AI technology to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors, including a woman who is now a Richmond resident.
According to the museum, "Dimensions in Testimony," which was developed by the University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation, uses AI technology to enable users to listen to the stories of five Holocaust survivors and witnesses in pre-recorded interviews and engage in a "Q&A-style" conversation with them.
One of the Holocaust survivors is Halina Zimm, who was born in 1927 and participated in the Warsaw Uprising, a revolt against Nazi German occupation by Polish resistance forces in 1944, and now lives in Richmond.
“We are honored to be one of the few museums in the U.S. with a Dimensions in Testimony exhibit,” said Samuel Asher, Executive Director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum. “This amazing program allows visitors to hear firsthand accounts of witnesses to the Holocaust and to converse with them about their experiences."
Once the exhibit opens on Friday, Nov. 1, "Dimensions in Testimony" will run hourly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the Alan and Halina Zimm Theater of Remembrance, which was built specifically for the exhibit.
"It’s an intimate setting to share these important personal stories of survivors so that we never forget how their lives were forever impacted by the horrors of the Holocaust," Asher said.
Reservations must be made ahead of time in order to view the exhibit, which can be done on the museum's website.
