Visiting Sachsenhausen, the former concentration camp near Berlin, is an emotionally charged experience. As an absolute beginner, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to navigate this historically significant site. That’s where an audio guide can be incredibly valuable. In this blog post, we’ll explore the benefits of using an audio guide at Sachsenhausen and how it can enhance your understanding and appreciation of this important historical location.
1. Access Expert Commentary
I find that the concept of an audio guide is one of its biggest benefits, at least because of the ability to hear from experts and to tell stories. Added to this, this audio guide provides perspectives and facts from historians and survivors, who could explain the meaning of such place in more details. You will further understand and appreciate a broader perspective of the occurrences experienced at Sachsenhausen during the Second World War and the holocaust.
2. Explore at Your Own Pace
This way an audio guide gives you freedom to roam around the Sachsenhausen as per your own convenience. This is in contrast to an organized guided tour where you follow a group and may have limited time where you spend most of your time as compared to an audio guide. No matter if you’re interested in the prisoner barracks, the poorly translated ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ gate sign, or the museum items, you can decide what to see on your own.
3. Multilingual Support
And if someone is visiting Germany from a country where knowledge in German is limited, an audio guide with translations is a great help. People come from different parts of the world to visit Sachsenhausen, and with the tour guide who speaks your language, there is no way you will not grasp most of the features described by the guide. Most of the of the audio guides also include translations in several languages thus making it easy for people of different nationalities.
4. Enhanced Immersion
With an audio guide, you will get even a richer experience observing the sight, when visiting Sachsenhausen. Enumerated below are the highlights of the audio presentation; Arguably, this was the best part of the Camp Amity: The audio tells stories in a way that paints a complete picture of what life was like within the camp walls. The audio part containing peoples’ experiences and fates may bring emotions and help one to realize the feelings of the people who suffered within this history period.
5. Convenient and User-Friendly
An audio guide is quite portable and convenient as well since it requires no attention with reference to its usage and operation. The majority of guides are portable either in the form of touchscreens or in the form of applications installed on a smartphone and can be used on a tour. The audio content is usually split into numbered sections, which are specific to various areas of the site making it easy to move from one section to another. Also, the guides may contain a ‘stop’ button so that you cannot lose the material, but you can take some time to think.
Conclusion
This paper aims to show that the utilization of an audio guide at Sachsenhausen is indeed a highly beneficial and effective way to improve your overall understanding, increased appreciation, and empathy for this critical historic institution. Expert commentary, autonomy, multiple languages, improved perspective, and easy use make an audio guide informative, enjoyable, and memorable. Use this useful resource to get the most out of your tour to Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
