In 1915 Military Security was established, the predecessor of what we now know as the Military Intelligence and Security Service, better known as ADIV. On the occasion of this centenary, ADIV is organizing a retrospective exhibition in which the general public can become acquainted with the major milestones in the history of military security on the one hand and the current challenges in an ever-increasing globalization on the other..
The exhibition is an opportunity to get to know the know-how and methods of a service that has made discretion its trademark. An overview of the successes achieved is provided, but also the mistakes are highlighted. In addition, some persistent myths are put in the right light. The visitor is also invited to think about the ethical questions that arise from the existence of a service that must act discreetly..
The Belgian military security service was established in 1915, which is now known as the General Intelligence and Security service or GISS. A retrospective exhibition is organized highlighting a century of military intelligence, focussing on the historical milestones as well as the contemporary and future challenges the service is facing today.
The exhibition aims to present the methods and knowhow of the GISS, whose trademark is discretion. Furthermore, it presents an overview of its successes and failures, countering certain myths and public misinterpretations. Each visitor is challenged to ethically reflect upon a service that is compelled to operate discretely.
On the occasion of the centenary of Military Security, precursor body of what we know today as the General Intelligence and Security Service (better known by the acronym SGRS), this one offers a retrospective exhibition, which aims to introduce the general public to the main milestones of its history (missions, functioning, protagonists) and the current challenges it faces, in an increasingly globalized environment.
The exhibition is seen as an opportunity to highlight the know-how of the service and the results achieved but also to analyze certain mistakes committed. Some stubborn myths about intelligence and espionage are also deconstructed. Finally, Classified invites the visitor to reflect on the ethical questions that accompany the existence of a necessarily discreet organization.