Exterior of trailer
· Exhibit will travel in a 53 foot long trailer, which is around 8 feet wide and 9 feet tall.
· Project Manager is working on a project where children will create paintings together, and these paintings (and some artistic title text) will be reproduced as a large vehicle "wrap" on the driver, passenger, and back sides of the trailer.
· Purchased trailer will be a standard one meaning some customization will have to happen. It will need a doorway on either the driver or passenger side, and will need a handicap accessibility ramp.
Interior of trailer
· Floor plan needs to be open, not divided, because it needs to accommodate a class size of around 20 (teachers / chaperones & students).
· There will be some space preparations needed, like running power throughout the trailer and heating & air conditioning.
· One interior wall will feature large mural paintings telling the story of the three Esthers. These paintings will be created by a local artist, and Midwest Exhibits Design Group will in turn produce the original paintings as wall mural graphics.
· Audio narration will be main source of content (students will read text here and there, and see artifacts, but mainly will be listening to narrator's voice).
· On the mural wall, the overall feel of each of the three Esthers' stories will have three segments:
· 1) their happy & peaceful life before the Nazi takeover ;
· 2) their immense suffering and hardship inside the ghettos and concentration camps;
· 3) their joy and freedom felt when Nazi Germany was defeated and they could reclaim their lives .
· On the opposite side of the mural wall, a large black wall of small lights shines. Audio narration explains that each light represents 20,000 Jews. As the names of concentration camps are read off, these lights turn off, counting the number of lives lost until the screen is blank.
· Last, a television monitor will then show a video of the three women named Esther with their families and share their joy and hope (a list of their children and grandchildren – how they touch their communities). Also, the video shares the fact that the majority of the survivors immigrated to Israel (a newly formed Jewish state) where they could live free and start over.
Possibilities for additional display options include artifact cases, extra graphics, and A/V items such as monitors and video players. Also, a simple keepsake to give to each student who visits the mobile unit.
Tax Deductible Financial Gifts may be sent to:
Sauk Valley Community College
Attn: Holocaust Project / Sabrina Earl
173 Illinois Route 2
Dixon IL 61021