Unspeakable is the first opportunity to see together the very different artistic perspectives encompassed in the Imperial War Museum's collection of art relating to the Nazi persecution of the Jews of Europe.
About the exhibition
Early Reactions
Art from the Camps
Witnessing Belsen
Remembering the Holocaust
Contemporary Responses
Five themes have been selected to link some of the paintings from this exhibition together and initiate discussion.
Read the artists’ biographies and view their galleries to discover the personal perspectives unique to each artist’s body of work.
Alicia Melamed Adams
Edgar Ainsworth
Darren Almond
'Bill'
Edith Birkin
Leslie Cole
Roman Halter
Aviva Halter-Hurn
Jan Hartman
Mary Kessell
Morris Kestelman
George Mayer-Marton
Paul Ryan
Jenny Stolzenberg
Eric Taylor
Doris Zinkeisen
Related historical background information about the Holocaust.
Knowledge in Britain about the Nazi mass murder programme
Interactive gallery tours can be arranged for students to explore the different ways artists have tried to come to terms with the Holocaust.
Informal Programme
There will be a series of gallery talks and study days from September 2008 – July 2009.