Stories of the past, told by today’s kids
Museum Rotterdam ’40-’45 NOW, Rotterdam (NL), 2014
Rotterdam’s war and resistance museum has become Museum Rotterdam ’40–’45 NOW, which focuses exclusively on education. From now on, kids tell the stories.
Objects and stories
On school visits, pupils discover the incredible stories behind objects in the museum’s rich collection. They read about cookies carbonised in wartime bombing, a box used to catch cats during the famine of 1944–45, a dollhouse built by someone in hiding, and much more.
Interactive table
The museum’s new heart is an eight-metre-long interactive table. Here, working in pairs, pupils create presentations about the stories they’ve read, retelling them in their own ways. The table provides source material and tools. The finished presentations become part of the museum’s display. Visitors can discover the stories using an app, which shows the museum’s written information along with the pupils’ presentations. In this way, old objects become relevant for young visitors, and the stories of the past are transmitted to a new generation.
“The new Museum Rotterdam ’40–’45 NOW is a breathtaking and educational experience.”
Marcel Potters, Algemeen Dagblad — 14 February 2015
Credits
Client
Museum Rotterdam ’40-’45 NOWContent Design
Studio LouterSpatial & Graphic Design
OPERA AmsterdamInteractive Media Production
Studio LouterFilm Production
Tinker ImagineersConstruction
Fiction FactoryHardware
VHS
Awards
The Children in Museums Award 2015
NominationComenius EduMedia Award 2015
Comenius EduMedia Siegel | Didaktische Multimediaprodukte
Press
Museumservice.nl — 10 June 2015
“Louter verzorgt beleving”De Architect — 2 April 2015
“Ervaar het bombardement van Rotterdam”Algemeen Dagblad — 14 February 2015
“Alsof de oorlog losbarst”