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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, Texas 77004-6804
713-942-8000

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Holocaust Museum Houston is a member of the Houston Museum District Association and is located in Houston's Museum District.

The Museum is open to the public seven days a week.
General admission is free.

Monday to Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Boniuk Library Hours
Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
A World Premiere Exhibit
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Today, in the Darfur region of Sudan, the world is confronted with human suffering on a scale difficult to imagine. Join us for this world premiere exhibit of photographic works focusing on that tragedy by eight internatonally known photographers.
New to HMH - Our Danish Rescue Boat from WWII
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Visit our latest addition to the Permanent Exhibition to learn the heroic story of the rescue of more than 7,200 Jews in Denmark during World War II.
Save Darfur
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Holocaust Museum Houston has been active in raising public awareness of the genocide in Darfur and pressuring government officials to act. Find out how you can help.
Our 1942 Holocaust Railcar
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Don't miss our 1942 World War II railcar of the type used to carry millions of Jews and other innocents to their deaths.
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Watch over the Web: Testimonies from the Holocaust
Permanent Exhibit
Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs, and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the "Final Solution," and life after the Holocaust.
Escaping Their Boundaries: The Children of Theresienstadt
Located about 40 miles north of Prague in the Czech Republic, Terezin was built in 1780 as a military fortress and garrison town. When Nazi Germany occupied Czechoslovakia in 1941, the town was turned into a ghetto where Jews were gathered before they were sent further east to the extermination camps. The German name for this ghetto was Theresienstadt. During its existence, more than 12,000 children were imprisoned in Theresienstadt. A group of dedicated adults made it their goal to care for the children, not just by taking care of the children’s physical needs but by taking on the role of teacher. It is clear from the children’s drawings, diaries and clandestinely produced magazines that the children had an understanding of what was happening around them. This exhibit will explore the ability for children to transcend their physical boundaries through art and writing. The exhibit will feature more than 40 objects on loan from Beit Theresienstadt in Israel, including collages, drawings, diaries, magazines, games and marionettes, many of which have never before been on display.
Darfur: Photojournalists Respond
As World War II ended, the world beat its collective chest defiantly and proclaimed it would “never forget” the genocide of the Holocaust so that it could “never again” be repeated. The world – as history has proven – has a short memory. The Holocaust was not the world’s first genocide and it has not been the last. Today, in the Darfur region of western Sudan, the world is confronted with human suffering on a scale difficult to imagine. "Darfur: Photojournalists Respond” features 30 photographs from eight photographers, all of whom participated in the book “Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan,” created in partnership with Proof: Media for Social Justice, Amnesty International and Holocaust Museum Houston and edited by Leora Kahn.
Take Me
In conjunction with the exhibition "Darfur: Photojournalists Respond," Holocaust Museum Houston is pleased to display an original work by Houston artist Saul Balagura that vividly embodies the despair that refugees in Darfur are currently facing. The work is accompanied by a poem, also written by Balagura with the same title. Please note: This exhibit is open for viewing in the Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Docent Training for Holocaust Museum Houston
6/15/2008
Location: Morgan Family Center
Teaching the dangers of prejudice and hatred against the backdrop of the Holocaust would be an almost impossible task without the assistance of volunteers who help educate the thousands of visitors to Holocaust Museum Houston each year. In preparation for this fall’s busy tour schedule, HMH is now accepting applications for tour guides, commonly called docents, to help with those tasks. Volunteers will be trained in the history of the Holocaust and taught to give tours during seven weeks of training. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon from Aug. 12 through Sept. 25. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2008.For more information on becoming a docent, call 713-942-8000, ext. 102 or e-mail volunteers@hmh.org
Sign Up Now to Join Our New Educators E-Community
Sign up now to join the Museum's new Educators E-Community. This new e-mail alert system will help Holocaust Museum Houston notify teachers about special events specific to educators, upcoming programs, curriculum resources, speakers and other items intended for teachers of all classroom ages.
Memorial Day Weekend
5/26/2008 12:00 PM
Location: Morgan Family Center
Holocaust Museum Houston will open at noon on Monday, May 26, 2008, in observance of Memorial Day. The Museum's Boniuk Resource Center and Library will be closed, however.
Texas Holocaust Survivor Registry
Holocaust Museum Houston is embarking on a timely and urgent project of establishing a registry of Holocaust survivors who settled in Texas. Your help in providing your own information and letting others know about the registry is greatly needed. For registration forms or further information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 107.
The Butterfly Project
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In an effort to remember the 1.5 million innocent children who perished in the Holocaust, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies.
Proyecto Mariposa
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En un esfuerzo por recordar a un millón y medio de niños inocentes que perecieron en el Holocausto, el Museo del Holocausto de Houston está recolectando un millón y medio de mariposas.
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