“The raison d'être of any museum is the collection of objects” (Paris, 2002:43). Museums have a unique responsibility to the public to provide a space where people can connect with the past (or present) through their collections. The objects are intended to stimulate thought and reflection. People learn best when they are engaged. Museums can engage the public through their ability to communicate through artefacts. Artifacts used in dark tourism are especially valuable as ***The initial collection at the USHMM included over 10,000 items made up primarily of survivor donations. These, in particular, are imbued with emotion and educational value. Reproductions and/or contemporary objects may be used, but there is something more powerful to be said when using authentic objects. As the years passed, the collection grew to approximately 32,000 objects, including a cast of the only remaining segment of the Warsaw Ghetto wall, two containers of Zyklon-B, a Danish rescue ship, a railway carriage, shoes of the victims and 9 kilograms of women's clothes. hair. These artifacts were “given an important role in the narrative...