Disney4me Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago According to the Orlando Business Journal, the Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity is being built in downtown Orlando. While this was announced in 2020, this new update might make visiting the museum the top of your list. ©OBJ A design firm known for its work on theme parks is working on the museum. The Orlando-based company, MDSX, is designing exhibits for the museum. The $63 million project plans to break ground near the end of the year in downtown Orlando. ©OBJ MDSX Chief Creative Officer Steve Tatham told the Orlando Business Journal that he was prepared for people to ask and wonder why he is involved in the project. Before joining MDSX, Tatham worked as the executive creative director for Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe. He said that the key component of theme park design is storytelling, much like that of some museums. ©HMREC “These tools that we use, what I call narrative architecture, the telling of stories through physical spaces, are very impactful in theme parks,” Tatham said. “If you want to tell the story of Harry Potter or Star Wars, you can use physical spaces that are familiar to people to evoke emotions — so we are using that.” Currently, the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida is located at 851 N Mailtain Ave and opened in 1986. The new location will be around 25,000 square feet, which is more than triple the size of the current space. ©OBJ Suzanne Grimmer, senior director of museum experiences, said the latest partnership with MDSX is intended to build something unlike a traditional museum, such as one full of glass boxes with artifacts. Grimmer mentioned that the storytelling methodology for the new museum is ideal for this unconventional approach. The new museum will center on the stories of eight Holocaust survivors, all of whom currently live in Florida. ©OBJ Suzanne said, “We’ve had past designs and schematics done for this exhibit, and the reason that we decided to conclude those and go with MDSX is that when we’re going through it. They were neutral. I was failing to see where my connection to the survivor was, and it felt like the room was at the forefront and not the story.” ©HMREC “This approach represents a deliberate shift away from perpetrator-centered storytelling toward an experience grounded in lived moments, emotional truth and human connection,” according to the center’s website. The new museum is set to open in 2028. Make sure you keep following Disney Food Blog for more news in the Orlando area. EXPERTS PREDICT RECORD-BREAKING TRAVEL THROUGH ORLANDO Join the DFB Newsletter to get all the breaking news right in your inbox! Click here to Subscribe! WE KNOW DISNEY. YOU CAN, TOO. Oh boy, planning a Disney trip can be quite the adventure, and we totally get it! But fear not, dear friends, we compiled EVERYTHING you need (and the things to avoid!) to plan the ULTIMATE Disney vacation. Whether you're a rookie or a seasoned pro, our insider tips and tricks will have you exploring the parks like never before. So come along with us, and get planning your most magical vacation ever! GET YOUR GUIDE NOW View the full article Quote
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