“Did You Have a Good Trip?” Young People’s Reflections on Visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Town of Oświęcim

Alasdair Richardson

“Did You Have a Good Trip?” Young People’s Reflections on Visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Town of Oświęcim

Alasdair Richardson

Institute of Education (IOE)

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the recollected experiences of a group of 16–18 year-olds visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the nearby town of Oświęcim, as part of an organized educational visit. The data represents their overarching impressions of their one-day visit and offers an insight into the complex nature of their interactions with the sites and the students’ developing sense of place within them. The chapter concludes with a number of recommendations for educators and museum professionals in light of the findings presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Visitor Experience at Holocaust Memorials and Museums
Editors	Diana Popescu
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	14
Pages	210-223
Number of pages	14
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003220626
ISBN (Print)	9781032115870
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2022

Keywords

Holocaust Education
Sites
Auschwitz-Birkenau
Oświęcim
Emotions

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“Did You Have a Good Trip?” Young People’s Reflections on Visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and the Town of Oświęcim. / Richardson, Alasdair.
Visitor Experience at Holocaust Memorials and Museums. ed. / Diana Popescu. 1st. ed. London: Routledge, 2022. p. 210-223.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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