The international Red Cross (which in Switzerland is actually the CHRC), was founded by Dunant, a Swiss man who witnessed the attrocities of war and wanted to make a difference. The international organization is housed in Geneva, across the street from the Untied Nations. En route to the museum honoring the Rouge Croix we passed the Refugee housing, the palace of flags and diplomatic houses.
Our impressions of the museum: the design and architecture was fabulous and the technology impressive. It was informational and educational while providing a eneral overview of the organizations mission to focus on individual humanity, family connections and the protection of resources. The museum was impressive but honestly a bit impersonal. I feel like they could have driven home the experience of a disaster (similar to other museums we have visited) but it was a very "clean handed" perspective. They did include some witness accounts that discussed attrocities of war and their personal repurcussions but i feel like they could have done more to drive home the choas and need for assisance during such disasters. Maybe this is how the Swiss preseent their history: in a very antiseptic sort of way. They describe the processes and procedures of the Red Cross Messages but fall short in connecting the visitor to the experience and need of why the organization exists.
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