Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center made three virtual reality documentaries featuring Holocaust survivors’ stories and testimony available for home viewing on October 8, 2026. The programme extends the museum’s work to preserve and share Holocaust testimony to audiences beyond its physical venues.
Produced by the museum in collaboration with East City Films, the documentaries use 360-degree video, 3D environments, motion capture and spatial sound. Viewers encounter reconstructed moments from each survivor’s life, guided by that person’s memories and testimony.
Supported by Agog: The Immersive Media Institute, the home distribution programme lets audiences experience the films without visiting the museum in Chicago or accessing a traveling Mobile VR Trunk. All three films are free to download on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S. The museum’s release also describes versions for Pico 4 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy AndroidXR headsets, to be distributed through Google Play later in autumn 2026.
