World War II: The War That Changed the World

This exhibition explores the war and its broad global impact. Visitors will encounter individuals who experienced the effects of the war and the Holocaust: from rationing, to new opportunities to work and to fight, to the struggle to survive increasingly oppressive and deadly conditions in Europe.

The exhibit was made possible with a 2018 grant from the Breman Foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. Created especially with the needs and interests of older adults in mind, the exhibit is accompanied by a gallery guide and audio guide as well as a series of traveling trunks featuring books and films along with discussion guides ideal for senior centers and community centers. The following is a list of available trunks.

• Defiance (Defiance by Nechama Tec; Defiance, directed by Edward Zwick)
• Denial (Denying the Holocaust by Deborah Lipstadt; Denial, directed by Mick Jackson)
• Farewell to Manzanar (Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston; Farewell to Manzanar, directed by John Korty)
• A League of Their Own (When Women Played Hardball by Susan Johnson; A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall)
• Unbroken (Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand; Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie)
• Judgment at Nuremberg (Justice at Nuremberg by Robert E. Conot; Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer)
• Casablanca (We’ll Always Have Casablanca by Noah Isenberg; Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz)
• Since You Went Away (Since You Went Away by Judy Barrett Litoff and David C. Smith; Since You Went Away, directed by John Cromwell)

To reserve a traveling trunk, please contact the museum at 470-578-2083 or email mhhe@kennesaw.edu.