Take a Stand Center — Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
Take a Stand Center, a permanent exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Illinois, opened October 29, 2017, concept-developed by BRC Imagination Arts in collaboration with USC Shoah Foundation.
| Venue | Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2017 |
| Technologies | interactive hologram, AI-driven testimony playback |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BRC Imagination Arts | Exhibit Design | Concept development for the permanent exhibition, in collaboration with USC Shoah Foundation on the Dimensions in Testimony hologram technology. |
| usc-shoah-foundation | Content Production AI / Machine Learning | Developed the Dimensions in Testimony natural-language interactive hologram testimony technology (with USC Institute for Creative Technologies) behind the Abe & Ida Cooper Survivor Stories Experience. |
Description
The exhibition includes the Abe & Ida Cooper Survivor Stories Experience (a 66-seat holographic theater using USC Shoah Foundation's Dimensions in Testimony technology), the Goodman Upstander Gallery, and a Take a Stand Lab; it won a 2018 MUSE Gold Award for Interpretive Interactive Installations.