The Indiana Historical Society invites you to a “living history” exhibition about Camp Atterbury during World War II.

Angela Wolfgram, exhibitions researcher, says the exhibit focuses on a tiny chapel built by Italian POWs…

Wolfgram explains that Camp Atterbury leadership allowed the chapel to be built by the prisoners…

Wolfgram stresses that this isn’t a typical history exhibit…

Wolfgram says the space will be decorated to reflect the time period, complete with actors portraying POWs, guards and others as if it were August 27th, 1943…

Wolfgram says that this exhibit opened March 4th at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in downtown Indianapolis. The exhibit will continue thru August of next year.

Members of the Indiana Historical Society get in free. Non-member costs are $9 for adults, $5 for children and kids under five get in free. The exhibition can be seen Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.