Overview

• The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has unveiled a new permanent exhibit, the Liberation Pavilion, which examining the enduring social and geopolitical impacts of the war.
• The 33,000 square foot exhibit includes a range of displays from a simulated Nazi concentration camp bunk room to a violin constructed from scrap wood by an American prisoner of war.
• The Pavilion aims to encapsulate the end of the war, its human costs, the aftermath of Nazi atrocities, as well as the post-war efforts towards recovery and justice for those killed and tortured.
• The exhibit emphasizes the war's role in catalyzing the civil rights and women's equality movements in the U.S., and the formation of international alliances to protect democracy.
• The museum officials state that the Pavilion represents the museum's commitment to maintaining awareness of the war and its aftermath as those who lived through it pass away.