The latest stories, interviews and updates of our museum.
By system_admin
12 Sep 2025
LA
Throughout history, prisoners have fought to maintain their dignity, their will, and sometimes their lives, in the face of unimaginable torture. During the medieval period, when escaping execution was as rare as it was heroic, prisoners resorted to cunning strategies, intellectual resilience, and rebellion to defy their fate. These acts of resistance are more than […]
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The Unseen Faces of Justice While we often consider executioners and inquisitors as men, typically carrying different torture instruments in a judgement of inference to the heretic or rebel, women's role in administering punishment, repression, and cruelty has been an important one throughout history. Buried in history is women's role in the inquisition, but there […]
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By system_admin
12 Sep 2025
Chicago
From the echoes of medieval dungeons to the relentless drums in interrogation chambers, sound has long been more than a mere backdrop in human history. The psychological effects of noise on captives reveal a hidden dimension of cruelty, demonstrating that auditory experiences can inflict suffering as sharply as physical punishment. Across centuries and cultures, rulers […]
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By system_admin
05 Sep 2025
LA
When thinking of Medieval heraldry, we tend to picture noble crests, proud escutcheons, and colorful pageantry. But behind the banners and shields lies a dark legacy in which instruments of justice, punishment, and intimidation had become incorporated into coats of arms and heraldry. The medieval symbols of torture included in coats of arms were not […]
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