NEW LONDON, WI – The New London Public Museum opened its newest exhibit V is for Victory on Friday.
The exhibit focuses on the home front during WWII as this years marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the war.
“Since people are living through an unprecedented time right now, we wanted to show what it was like to live during another unprecedented time around the time of World War II,” said Museum Director Christine Cross. “For this anniversary, we wanted to look at life on the home front. We used newspapers from 1941-1945 to guide the exhibit. We partnered newspaper articles from the New London Press Republican with artifacts and photographs from the collection and on loan to the museum. We wanted to bring the community’s voice into the exhibit and hear from the people who lived through the war.”
Cross says while they did have a lot on hand, they also had to borrow some items from private individuals.
“As we found interesting articles, we would look at the collection to see what we had that would support what they were talking about in the article.”
Cross says it usually takes about 6 months of planning and research and then some time to put it all together.
The New London Public Museum is open by appointment only. Please contact the museum at 920-982-8520 or museum@newlondonwi.org to schedule an appointment to visit and explore the new exhibit.
Cross says they are only allowing about 7 people at the most at a time.
“It actually gives people a unique experience of having the museum mostly to themselves.”
Cross says they are asking people to wear a mask, but they are not requiring it.
Museum hours are Monday-Friday 10am to 5pm and admission is free.
Cross says they are still accepting entries in their capturing history program, asking community members to submit writings that illustrate what they are thinking and what they are going through during COVID-19.
“Those will stay in our archives so people can go back through those years from now to see how our community was impacted by the pandemic.”
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