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2008 Exhibitions |
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Take Me
March 14, 2008
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September 21, 2008
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. |
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Darfur: Photojournalists Respond
March 14, 2008
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September 21, 2008
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. |
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Escaping Their Boundaries: The Children of Theresienstadt
February 22, 2008
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September 28, 2008
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. |
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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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2007 Exhibitions |
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Medical Ethics and the Holocaust
How Healing Becomes Killing: Eugenics, Euthanasia and Extermination
September 7, 2007
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February 3, 2008
Before the Nazis made murder efficient in the gas chambers, there first were the unspeakable “mercy deaths” to purge Germany of its population with cognitive and developmental disabilities. Code-named "Operation T4," the street address of the Berlin headquarters, Tiergartenstraße 4, from September 1939 until August 1941, German and Austrian medical institutions executed many of Germany’s most vulnerable citizens. This campaign and the “wild euthanasia” program that followed resulted in the deaths of approximately 200,000 individuals. |
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Through the Eye of the Needle: Fabric Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
August 18, 2007
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February 24, 2008
This exhibition features the work of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a survivor from Poland who, at age 50, began creating works of fabric art to tell her story. Trained as a dressmaker but untrained in art, she created a collection of 36 fabric pictures of strong, vivid colors and striking details with a sense of folk-like realism. Meticulously stitched words beneath the pictures provide a narrative. |
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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.
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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
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Holocaust Museum Houston is a member of the Houston Museum District Association and is located in Houston's Museum District. |
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Docent-led tours can be scheduled for schools and groups of ten or more. Tours are available in Spanish, English and French. |
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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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For more information, to invite friends or plan a group outing to any program listed, click the link below: |
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