Holocaust Museum Houston is hosting a Human Rights Expo presented by Perry Homes Foundation to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Mandela: Struggle for Freedom. Enjoy free admission to the Museum, register to vote, and learn more about local organizations that are working to protect human rights and serve our community. Advance registration is not […]
Dr. Ruth Behar Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the third event in our 2020 Latinx Heritage Month Virtual Lecture and Film Series. This month we will be hosting authors and scholars who have contributed to highlighting Latinx history, identity, culture, and cross-cultural collaborations. Adio Kerida is a documentary about the search for identity and history […]
Author, educator and performer Jasminne Mendez Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the third lecture in our 2020 Latinx Heritage Month Virtual Lecture and Film Series. This month we will be hosting authors and scholars who have contributed to highlighting Latinx history, identity, culture, and cross-cultural collaborations. The 1937 Haitian Massacre was a mass killing that […]
Jennifer Rosner, author of The Yellow Bird Sings, in conversation with Houstons own, author Chris Cander. As soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Ró?a and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, seek shelter in a neighbor's barn. Hidden in the hayloft, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet. To soothe her daughter, Ró?a tells her […]
Click the play button to watch the recorded program. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: an extraordinary man and symbol of freedom whose name echoes around the world. Mandela was the subject of the exhibition, first shown at the Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg in 2008, in celebration of his 90th birthday. The Apartheid Museum continues to partner with institutions […]
Holocaust Museum Houston is a proud promotional partner for this program. Registration is free but required. ScheduleThursday, October 8, 20206:30 p.m. CT Moderated Discussion7:10 p.m. CT Audience Q&A — Questions welcome via Vimeo The Black Lives Matter movement that erupted following the death of George Floyd has forced our nation to confront systemic racial biases […]
Click the play button to watch the recorded program. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: an extraordinary man and symbol of freedom whose name echoes around the world. Mandela was the subject of the exhibition, first shown at the Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg in 2008, in celebration of his 90th birthday. The Apartheid Museum continues to partner with institutions […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the final lecture in our 2020 Latinx Heritage Month Virtual Lecture and Film Series. This month we will be hosting authors and scholars who have contributed to highlighting Latinx history, identity, culture, and cross-cultural collaborations. Dr. González will speak about her book Redeeming La Raza: Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability, and […]
Click the play button to watch the recorded program. Dr. Gregory H. Maddox will review the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s in Houston culminating with Mandela’s visit in 1990. He will highlight the role of community organizations such as SHAPE, the role of Mickey Leland, the divestment campaign, the controversy over the Fred Hartman Bridge, […]
In the midst of a global pandemic, we more than ever need innovators to help solve the worlds problems. Seniors are invited to join Holocaust Museum Houston to earn the Social Innovator badge by exploring issues they care about, brainstorming solutions, and pitching their ideas. This session will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Materials will […]