Please join us for the grand opening of TJMHC’s newest exhibition, Media Matters: Cutting Through the Noise, on Thursday, March 12, at 6:00 p.m. This year’s installment of the Allen & Marianne Langer Contemporary Human Rights Exhibit explores the evolution of media literacy and the challenges of discerning truth in this new digital age.

The exhibition aims to equip visitors with the critical thinking skills necessary to navigate an era defined by rapid technological change, political unrest, and misinformation. Media Matters offers an introductory explanation of what the media is, who owns it, artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes, and explains how all these issues challenge our ability to truly parse fact from fiction. Through all of this, Media Matters aims to educate and encourage guests to move from being passive "media consumers" to informed "media citizens." Additionally, we hope this exhibit will start to spur meaningful community dialogue and personal introspection on the challenges we face today. As with all that we do here at TJMHC, we place this contemporary issue into conversation with the lessons of the Holocaust, a history that paints a clear picture of the dire consequences of unchecked propaganda.

The exhibit also serves as a tribute to the lifelong human rights advocacy of Marianne Langer and the memory of her late husband, Allen. Their commitment to highlighting discrimination and human rights remains the cornerstone of this ever-evolving exhibition.

The opening event is free to the public, in accordance with TJMHC’s mission, though pre-registration is required.

 

LOCATION:

Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center

564 S. Stone Ave.

Tucson, AZ 85701