THE HAGUE (AFP) -
A hastily abandoned suitcase, an overturned wine glass and a radio blaring a warning "to leave now". A unique museum is giving Dutch schoolkids a scarily real glimpse of life as a refugee.
In a school outing with a difference, teenagers Amy and Sona visited the museum in The Hague, opened in 2010 by the Dutch Red Cross to raise awareness of the work of organisations helping those fleeing war and poverty.
Only moments into their tour of Humanity House, the girls, both 16, were issued with "a visa" allowing them to start their journey towards the security of zone B.
And even though this was a staged trip, both had a few heart-stopping moments as they symbolically traced the steps of hundreds of thousands of people who leave their lives behind to make the perilous journey to Europe's shores.
After setting off, "the trip becomes a journey into the unknown, where they have to confront several dangers and uncertainties," said Lisette Mattaar, the museum's director.
"They have to make difficult choices to reach a safe country." ...
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