点评:Set in a beautifully constructed wooden hut on the island of Kipsala, this pint sized museum is a worthwhile and moving visit. It tells the story of Janis Lipke, an ordinary chap who took an extraordinary risk in order to shelter and thereby save around 50 Latvian jews during WWII. An inhabitant of Kïpsala, he worked as a docker and sometime smuggler, a bit of a bad lad perhaps - but definitely one with a heart and a conscience. The memorial is built on the site of a bunker where the Lipke’s shielded some of those they saved. Members of the family still live next door. The main aspect of the memorial is presented in one lowly lit room with a dozen or so small installations displaying original artefacts, documents and photos. There’s little to see quite frankly, but the story is very much brought alive by audio, the personal accounts captivatingly and sensitively portrayed. I was the only visitor at the time, which only served to amplify the impact. At the centre of the memorial is an illuminated shaft looking down to a cellar level (reconstructed) bunker, signifying the constrained conditions of the fugitives and hauntingly brought to life via a video interview projection of Janis’s wife, Johana.
Admission is via donation and there’s no need to pre-book, though if you’d like to be shown around by a museum guide it’s €3 per person and by pre-arrangement.
翻译:这座小型博物馆坐落在基普萨拉岛一座建造精美的木屋内,值得一游,令人感动。它讲述了 Janis Lipke 的故事,他是一个普通人,在二战期间冒着极大的风险庇护并拯救了大约 50 名拉脱维亚犹太人。作为基普萨拉的居民,他曾是一名码头工人,有时还做过走私犯,也许有点坏,但绝对是一个有良心、有良知的人。这座纪念碑建在一个掩体上,Lipke 一家曾在那里庇护过他们救出的一些人。他的家人仍然住在隔壁。纪念碑的主要部分是在一个灯光昏暗的房间里,里面有十几个小型装置,展示着原始文物、文件和照片。坦率地说,里面没什么可看的,但音频让这个故事变得生动活泼,个人叙述引人入胜且敏感地描绘出来。当时我是唯一的游客,这只会放大影响。纪念馆的中心是一个照明井,俯瞰地下室(重建)的掩体,象征着逃犯的受限条件,并通过 Janis 的妻子 Johana 的视频采访投影生动再现。
门票通过捐款购买,无需提前预订,但如果您想由博物馆导游带您参观,则每人需支付 3 欧元,并需提前安排。