A sign in English, Arabic, and Hebrew instructed visitors to press the buzzer to announce themselves for admission.
Mr. Libeskind called it his Holocaust Tower, and should anyone not grasp his intention, a label on the wall instructs visitors how to react.
The owner, Modesto Vela, is at first wary of strangers, but gradually warms up, instructing visitors to try a rebozo on and tie it properly.
It consisted of a radio transmitter for broadcasting uncensored news, along with a handout sheet instructing visitors how to build one of their own at home.
He envisions a modest, respectful place that instructs visitors about the long and flawed history of American penology, and does little to satisfy lurid tastes.
In the locked foyer of the clinic where Dr. Slepian worked, signs instruct visitors to look into a security camera, spell their names and "state your business."
A sign at the front entrance instructed visitors to step only on black tiles in a passageway with a floor of alternating black and white tiles.
Seven teahouses will be installed, and experts will instruct visitors on the basics of the ceremony.
There was a talkbox beside it, complete with a little sign instructing visitors to press and speak.
And several times she instructed visitors to pull their chairs under the overhang because the Israeli choppers were hovering.