From Maltz Museum
Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory. is a landmark exhibit that showcases more than 60 never-before-seen personal items brought to America by survivors of the Holocaust and genocide. Exploring the relationship between objects, their meaning to the original owner and subsequent significance, each artifact is dramatically paired with oversized photographs by renowned documentarian Jim Lommasson with handwritten responses by survivors or their family members.
The objects are as everyday as a baby doll and a black suitcase, and as symbolic as a young mother’s cookbook and a wedding announcement — saved by local survivors from genocides around the world. And though the objects and memories start from very different origins, from Germany to Belgium to Armenia to Syria, common threads bind them all together. These are the threads that bind us all, the common story of moving to a new land, building a new life, yet holding on to the past. We are all connected to these stories; we have them in our own families. They are the commonality of an immigrant experience, an American experience.
WAYS TO EXPLORE
Visit In-person
Visitors can tour the Stories of Survival exhibition in-person at the Maltz Museum, Wednesday through Sunday, 10am – 5pm. Tickets are available for purchase upon arrival. Masks are required for entry and social distancing is enforced. General: $12, Students & Seniors: $10. Children 5-11: $5, Children under 5 and Maltz Museum Members: Free
Take a Public Virtual Group Tour
First and Third Tuesdays of the Month at 2:00 pm
As part of an ongoing outreach effort to connect visitors to the Maltz Museum during the pandemic, virtual visitors can explore Stories of Survival online. Approximately 60 minutes in length, virtual attendees will enjoy a webinar style narrated exploration of key objects and artifacts followed by a docent-led Q&A. Virtual tours will be offered on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and free for Maltz Museum members.
Book a Private Virtual Group Tour
The Maltz Museum now offers private virtual group tours with advance notice.
Adult tours are approximately 60 minutes in length, virtual attendees will enjoy a meeting or webinar-style narrated exploration of key objects and artifacts followed by a docent-led Q&A. Email [email protected] for more information.
Please note: The Maltz Museum will not offer in-person docent-led group tours at this time.
The Maltz Museum is located at 2929 Richmond Rd., Beachwood. 216-593-0575. Learn more at Maltzmuseum.org.
The exhibit runs Oct. 27 – Feb. 27
Open during regular hours; Included with general admission
Wednesday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm
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