Red Cross Museum

The Red Cross Museum in Geneva, Switzerland was a strange experience. It certainly didn't match my expectations. I expected some dusty history of the red cross in charming cases with oil portraits of important people I'd never heard of. Instead it was ultra modern. Lots of dark rooms with spot lights, and projections on the floor or a high tech (if a bit dysfunctional) save your town from a hurricane table game. The closest to the charming history of Red Cross I could find was a red hallway with glass cases. Once through there, your audio tour guide auto-connected ( or sometimes not) to the area you entered. There were chains in entrances, multiple HD video interviews (all sound through your audio guide) and some you activated by sitting in a chair opposite the screen of a sitting person, others you activated by pressing your palm against an outstretched palm in creaky photo-booth husks. Thinking as I do, about access, the museum seemed to pass most of the tests, except for the hick-ups in technology and some areas where wheelchair access would be a bit tricky. The low lighting and multitude of screens would also be difficult for someone with low vision or sensory overload issues. Some of the exhibits were baffling, as in I had no idea what purpose they served in the museum, some were a bit tedious (that audio guide got heavy), and some were very intense, if not well explained ( the archives interactive and the prisoner's upcycle artworks gallery).
 This museums had a big focus on what the Red Cross currently does, and there were many calls to action and warnings against intolerance, but I wasn't personally moved to join the movement or donate my money. I support the Red Cross already, so perhaps this is why the museum didn't move me in this way. It seemed to save money on a café by having coin up coffee.