LYNN — The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University (SSU) and the Lynn Museum/LynnArts have partnered to host an exhibition featuring Richard Wiesel’s large-scale photographs of artifacts from German concentration camps.
The exhibit runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 at the museum, and there will be an opening event on Oct. 6 featuring a discussion with Wiesel about his research and artwork.
Wiesel is a renowned Australia-based photographer with an extensive background in marketing and in the film industry.
Wiesel recently turned to exploring the use of images in storytelling, especially in the absence of language and documentation.
His Berlin Holocaust Memorial Project includes photographs of victims’ belongings from the German concentration and transitional camps Saschenhausen and Ravensbrück.
The new exhibit, titled the “Evidence and Artifact: Documenting the Holocaust through Images,” consists of reproductions of a discreet, and often tragic, journey into the Holocaust.
The official opening and discussion with photographer Wiesel is at 6 p.m. on Oct. 6, in-person at the museum, located at 590 Washington St.
For opening hours, COVID-19 restrictions, and more information about the Lynn Museum/LynnArts, visit lynnmuseum.org.
For more information about the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS), staff can be reached at [email protected].
The CHGS was established in 2013 and is an interdisciplinary academic center committed to advancing research, education and public programming in the fields of Holocaust education, comparative genocide, conflict studies and human rights.
Its academic, professional-development and public programs at SSU aim to educate and empower students, teachers and the community to combat racism, prejudice, ethnic hatred and abuse of authority.
