State of Deception. The Power of Nazi Propaganda

“Propaganda,” Adolf Hitler wrote in 1924, “is a truly terrible weapon in the hands of an expert.” During the subsequent two decades, Nazi leaders showed the world bold, new ways to use this tool. State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda, an exhibition by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, examines how Nazi propaganda shaped German society and prepared the population to accept, support, or participate in persecution, war, and the mass murder of Europe’s Jews and others. It also challenges visitors to think about their responsibilities as consumers of information and how they can confront harmful propaganda today.

This exhibition is organized in the context of Luxembourg’s Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which lasts one year starting 5 March 2019.