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Ongoing and Upcoming Exhibitions
The changing galleries house special exhibitions complementing and further exploring the issues presented in the permanent exhibit, Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers. The changing exhibitions are intellectually and aesthetically challenging and encourage visitors to study the Holocaust and related topics in greater detail and from a variety of perspectives.
Permanent Exhibition
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.
The exhibit includes a very rare and poignant collection of children's shoes recovered from the Majdanek concentration camp near Lublin, Poland. The Museum's permanent exhibit also includes an authentic World War II rail car of the type used to carry millions of people to their deaths and a 1942 Danish fishing boat of the type used to save more than 7,000 Danish Jews from execution.
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<em><b>Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers</em></b><br>Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs, and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the
Ongoing and Upcoming Exhibitions
World War II Holocaust Railcar
 The Museum's 1942 World War II railcar is of the same type as those used to carry millions of Jews to their deaths. The railcar was formally dedicated and opened to the public during 10th Anniversary ceremonies at Holocaust Museum Houston on Sunday, March 5, 2006.
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<i>World War II Holocaust Railcar</i>
Danish Rescue Boat from World War II
 Holocaust Museum Houston's newest addition to its Permanent Exhibition is a rare Holocaust-era artifact that tells the heroic story of a three-week period in 1943 when Christians in Denmark risked their own lives to save more than 7,200 Jews from almost certain execution at the hands of Nazi Germany.
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<i>Danish Rescue Boat from World War II</i>
In Search of Hope
September 4, 2008 through October 31, 2008
 “In Search of Hope” is a tribute exhibition to honor those who perished in the Holocaust as well as remind Americans of the importance of coexistence on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The exhibition consists of 19 works that are included in artist Saul Balagura’s larger collection “Holocaust Series.” It presents a unique view of one of history’s darkest periods in a new traveling exhibit that attempts to depict the Holocaust not from an historical perspective but rather from an artist’s abstract conception of the emotion, drama and courage the period fostered.
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<i>In Search of Hope</i>
Dr. Seuss Wants You!
September 26, 2008 through February 1, 2009
 "Dr. Seuss," whose real-life name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, is best known for his children’s books written under the “Dr. Seuss” pen name, but he was a life-long cartoonist and served as chief political cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM from 1941-1943, a period in which the Nazi regime prospered – prompting more than 400 editorial cartoons from Geisel. His work continues to inspire people of all backgrounds and ages to think and care about the fate of humanity.
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<i>Dr. Seuss Wants You!</i>
A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk
October 20, 2008 through February 8, 2009
 Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was described by Eleanor Roosevelt as a "one-man army," using art as a weapon to garner support for the social and political issues in which he believed. Szyk believed his art could make a difference in the world and became one of the 20th century’s most important political propagandists. “A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk” will highlight the private collection of Gregg and Michelle Philipson, and will include loans of important works from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the United States Naval Academy Museum.
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<i>A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk</i>
Never Let It Rest! An Art Project by Hans Molzberger
February 27, 2009 through August 9, 2009
 "Never Let It Rest!" is a documentary art project by contemporary German artist Hans Molzberger relating to the small town of Salzwedel in the Saxony-Anhalt region of Germany during the time of Nazi control.
For more information, click here.
<i>Never Let It Rest! An Art Project by Hans Molzberger</i>
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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.
The Laurie and Milton Boniuk Resource Center and Library is also open to the public seven days a week.
Monday to Friday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, Texas 77004-6804
713-942-8000
Holocaust Museum Houston is a member of the Houston Museum District Association and is located in Houston's Museum District.
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Tours
Docent-led tours can be scheduled for schools and groups of ten or more. Tours are available in Spanish, English and French.
To arrange a docent-led tour, please call Visitor Services at 713-942-8000, ext. 302 or submit the form below. 
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Guided tours are available for all visitors on Saturday and Sunday. Weekend tours run at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
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