Bearing Witness: The Wounds of Mass Trauma at Memorial Museums

Museum memorialization has long been about politics, design implications, and visitor experience—rarely focused upon the people mired in commemorating the dead. Profound challenges confront those who memorialize mass trauma at memorial museums. Listening to the voices of those called to do this work enables insight into the critical role they play in preserving and disseminating history's most painful narratives, expanding views of recovery from mass trauma, and revealing the value in the p...