The Sachsenhausen Concentration camp is recently being developed into a more viewer friendly place. Rather than leaving the remains of the buildings as they are, the Designers have began to cover up what used to be there and turn the original buildings into museums. The map which guided us around the place was very well designed and the posters to go with them looked great. The camp was an eerie and depressing place. I know a lot about this period in history and have seen many films regarding this subject, so to go to one of the concentration camps and see where these things used to happen felt surreal.
Although I loved the way the museums had been put together and how the information was portrayed, I felt that it had been over modernized which made the experience less heart hitting. One of the barracks had been left the way it was in those times, with the cramped triple bunk beds and the tiny washing area. This idea, to leave it exactly how it was, allowed you to imagine just how it would have been living there.
Although the designs in the museums were good, I didn’t feel that they were appropriate for this kind of place. Instead of presenting the viewer with lots of information I feel that they would create more of an experience for people if they kept it to a minimum. Maybe just having small headings or a few quotes and then leaving the place as it. By developing the insides of the barracks into modern museums people forget where they actually are therefore losing impact. I do feel that the Germans struggle to present these places because they are areas which they feel sensitive about.
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