Learn Bringing History To Life

Today you lot tin uncovering 42 new online historical exhibitions telling the stories behind major events of the final century, including Apartheid, D-Day in addition to the Holocaust. The stories induce got been set together yesteryear 17 partners including museums in addition to cultural foundations who induce got drawn on their archives of letters, manuscripts, first-hand video testimonials in addition to much more. Much of the fabric is real moving—and some is on the Internet for the showtime time.



Each exhibition features a narrative which links the archive fabric together to unlock the dissimilar perspectives, nuances in addition to tales behind these events. Among others you’ll see:

• Tragic dearest at Auschwitz - the flush of Edek & Mala, a pair inwards dearest who seek to escape Auschwitz
• Jan Karski, Humanity’s hero - first-hand video testimony from the human being who attempted to inform the Blue Planet nigh the being of the Holocaust
• Faith inwards the Human Spirit is non Lost - tracing the history of Yad Vashem’s efforts to respect courageous individuals who attempted to rescue Jews during the Holocaust
• Steve Biko - a 15-year-old’s political awakening inwards the midst of the Apartheid drive featuring ix documents never released inwards the populace domain before
• D-Day - details of the famous landings including colouring fabric photographs, personal letters in addition to the D-Day guild itself from Admiral Ramsay
• The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - an concern human relationship of the 1953 Coronation including colouring fabric photographs
• Years of the Dolce Vita - a expect at the era of the “good life” inwards Italy including the fashion, food, cars in addition to culture

As amongst the other archives that we’ve helped convey onto the Internet, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, you lot tin zoom inwards to meet photos inwards keen exceptional in addition to search through millions of items for a specific country, person, upshot or date. Watch our video for some guidance nigh how to detect your mode approximately the exhibitions.

The historical collections are the latest chapter inwards the function of the Google Cultural Institute, next the Art Project, World Wonders in addition to the Nelson Mandela archives. We’re working closely amongst museums, foundations in addition to other archives approximately the Blue Planet to brand to a greater extent than cultural in addition to historical fabric accessible online in addition to yesteryear doing then save it for hereafter generations.

You tin explore the many exhibitions at www.google.com/culturalinstitute. You tin likewise follow us on our Google+ page. What you lot meet today is merely the start, then if you’re a partner interested inwards contributing your ain exhibitions, delight fill upward out this form.

Posted yesteryear Mark Yoshitake, Product Manager, Google Cultural Institute

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