Liberation Garden touches young and old
In Leopoldsburg, Belgium, where ‘Operation Market Garden’ began, the Liberation Garden museum opened in May 2023. We made five interactives for it. Meet people from the war, experience what it is like to take shelter during a bombardment, and fly in a Spitfire over the Siegfried Line with VR glasses. The exhibition shows that history is not just a black-and-white story of right and wrong, but a complex story full of shades of grey. How? By putting not the battle, but the people at the centre of it.
Liberation Garden is all about the human side of war. Visitors not only learn about history, they really feel it. As one moved visitor said, ‘I was moved to tears by this amazing museum.’ Another found it an ‘intense experience, very well portrayed.’ The exhibition gives you a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people. ‘Despite the gruesome subject matter, everything is brought in a very human way, with stories about ordinary people, not just military officers.’ A visit to Liberation Garden stays with you: a place where history really comes alive and that you won't soon forget.