Museum in Natick opens special exhibit
The International Museum of World War II in Natick recently opened a special exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the day when the Allies invaded the shores of Normandy, France.
There are over 100 artifacts from the museum’s collection that show how the troops landed on the northern coast of France, which was heavily defended. There are maps and documents, sabotage devices, resistance radios, and photographs, among other items. Poster printing is usually called upon when special exhibits such as this one come around, as people may be interested in such artifacts and the stories they tell.
Founder and director of the museum, Kenneth Rendell, said that no such event had ever happened in history, adding that the exhibition shows the detailed and complex planning that went into the attack and the importance of the success of this invasion.
Director of education for the museum, Susan Wilkins, said that the exhibit focuses on the planning behind D-Day, and the complicated logistics of it. There are surveillance photographs of the coast, a planning document of 100 pages, and a report to the Allied forces command that dates from July 1943.
The exhibit also features the intelligence behind the invasion, such as a short-wave radio used to send information to London and another one used by a French fighter who sent false information about the location of the invasion.
There are over 100 artifacts from the museum’s collection that show how the troops landed on the northern coast of France, which was heavily defended. There are maps and documents, sabotage devices, resistance radios, and photographs, among other items. Poster printing is usually called upon when special exhibits such as this one come around, as people may be interested in such artifacts and the stories they tell.
Founder and director of the museum, Kenneth Rendell, said that no such event had ever happened in history, adding that the exhibition shows the detailed and complex planning that went into the attack and the importance of the success of this invasion.
Director of education for the museum, Susan Wilkins, said that the exhibit focuses on the planning behind D-Day, and the complicated logistics of it. There are surveillance photographs of the coast, a planning document of 100 pages, and a report to the Allied forces command that dates from July 1943.
The exhibit also features the intelligence behind the invasion, such as a short-wave radio used to send information to London and another one used by a French fighter who sent false information about the location of the invasion.