Imperial War Museum and British Library

We had a long day on our feet today with one museum and a tour of the British Library. In addition, we took in the History of Magic exhibition celebrating 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter.

Many students went through the Holocaust Exhibition galleries at the IWM, which are extraordinarily curated and incredibly moving. They have changed slightly since I first toured them, providing slightly more information about the history of antisemitism in Europe prior to the war. Given our own historical moment and the resurgence of antisemitism in the United States, these changes are important and cautionary.

Both the Holocaust Exhibit and the Harry Potter exhibit prohibit photos, so today's are in front of the big guns and a selection of artifacts related to the British Fascist party that link up--remarkably enough--to Harry Potter.



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