The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva documents the history and activities of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The museum, opened in 1988, is located next to the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (IKRK) and is visited annually by approximately 70,000 to 80,000 people. Aside from the permanent exhibition, the museum stages changing special exhibitions. In addition, the museum owns a series of collections and it stores deposits that belong to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is closed for tranformation works until Spring 2013.
TOWARDS A MUSEUM OF HOPE.
A changing museum for a world in motion.
The exhibition is organised around three independently themed spaces designed by internationally renowned architects from different cultural horizons: Defending human dignity (Gringo Cardia, Brazil), Reconstructing the family link (Diébédo Francis Kéré, Burkina Faso) and Refusing fatality, which deals with prevention (Shigeru Ban, Japan).
Within each zone, the visitor first of all enters a phase which aims at raising his awareness and during which he lives through an intense emotional experience.
A second stage provides him with information and historical background, reminding him that the Red Cross is the oldest and largest humanitarian organisation in the world. In the « On the spot » area, a large interactive globe will show the latest news from the field.
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Karl Marx
As i was leaving the museum, tim tebow jumped me and stole my wallet.
Monday, Dec 5, 2011 6:20 PM