Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughtersLibrary of Congress Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum as we explore the practice of formerly enslaved persons writing letters to the Freedmen’s Bureau and placing ads in newspapers hoping to reconnect with family after emancipation. These ads convey the heartbreak, desperation, hope […]
Brave Little Company, Holocaust Museum Houston, and the Montrose Center present “Our Stories Belong: A Rainbow Storytime for ALL of Houston’s Kids.” Our Stories Belong is a free, in-person book club packed with creative activities, ideal for families with kids aged 5-10. Love makes a family, and imagination gives us the key to becoming our […]
Celebrated artist and Holocaust survivor Alice Lok Cahana passed away in 2017, however, her story lives on through a prolific collection of artwork that illustrates her experience during the Holocaust and memorializes the lives lost. Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) will celebrate Cahana, not only as an artist, but as a devoted friend, loving mother and […]
In partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, HMH proudly presents “The Children of Willesden Lane,” the critically acclaimed one-woman theatrical performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek. Adapted from her book, The Children of Willesden Lane, Ms. Golabek uses music to tell her mother's inspiring story of survival as a teenage Austrian Jewish refugee who pursued her own […]
"The Jewish Dog," directed by Yonatan Esterkin, is based on the Israeli book The Jewish Dog by Asher Kravitz"The Jewish Dog" is both a moving and at times funny one man show that tells the story of Coresh, a dog born into a Jewish Family in Berlin, 1933.It depicts the story of those hard years […]
Join us for the opening reception of Woman, the Spirit of the Universe. This exhibit, designed and created by artist Carolyn Marks Johnson, features stunning bronze collars inspired by 23 American heroines who fought bravely and tirelessly for equality. The collars are stitched by hand in hand-worked cotton and then cast in bronze. For most […]
The Silverman Latin American Institute’s evening program will feature a special film screening and conversation around Holocaust trauma and its’ transmission. Whispers of Silence explores the stories of Holocaust survivors rebuilding their lives in Mexico. Little by little, they begin their difficult process of adaptation to a new culture, language and climate. They begin to work, get married, […]
In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston, Apollo Chamber Players presents BANNED: Music. Even in this modern era, artistic expression remains elusive to many. From Afghanistan to Turkey and Russia, Apollo examines countries and governments which have censored music - both in our current moment and in the recent past. The ensemble welcomes Afghan rhubâb virtuoso […]
David Syme, American concert pianist living in Ireland, has had a long and colorful career. An alumnus of Julliard and Indiana University, he has performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, and in 17 European countries, Canada and Mexico. He has performed all over the Czech Republic and toured extensively in the […]
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10— the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, […]