Free Thursday Afternoons presented by go baz and Fraternitas

Holocaust Museum Houston

In partnership with go baz and Fraternitas, HMH welcomes visitors to enjoy free admission to the Museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of go baz and Fraternitas, visitors will also enjoy complimentary entry to Notorious RBG: The Life and Times […]

Debut Short Film Screening & Poetry Reading: “It’s a Mask / It’s a Virus / It’s a Knee”

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

“It’s a Mask / It’s a Virus / It’s a Knee” is a collective, communal poetry video collage comprised of poems written by Houstonians about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, curated by 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow and Houston Poet Laureate Emeritus Leslie Contreras Schwartz. The project features Houston activists, writers and […]

Free COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters

Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

Harris County Public Health will be onsite at Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) administering free 1st, 2nd and booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to all ages Wednesdays, June 29 and July 6. Children ages 17 or younger must have a consent form signed on the day of the vaccination to receive a dose. Holocaust Museum […]

Book Talk: “The Ravine” by Dr. Wendy Lower

Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

Join us for the 2022 Gerald S. Kaplan Public Lecture featuring Dr. Wendy Lower. The author and historian will discuss her latest book, National Jewish Book award recipient The Ravine: A Family, A Photograph, A Holocaust Massacre Revealed. Wendy Lower is the John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and directs the […]

Free Thursday Afternoons presented by go baz and Fraternitas

Holocaust Museum Houston

In partnership with go baz and Fraternitas, HMH welcomes visitors to enjoy free admission to the Museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of go baz and Fraternitas, visitors will also enjoy complimentary entry to Notorious RBG: The Life and Times […]

Exploring the Holocaust Through the Arts

Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a half-day educator workshop on artwork of the Holocaust. In this workshop, educators will explore the role and purpose of art during the Holocaust through interactive tours of the Holocaust Gallery and Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center. Educators will learn about Holocaust artists and their artwork while engaging in […]

Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute

Holocaust Museum Houston

The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a four-day program that moves beyond the general history of the Holocaust to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust, genocide and human rights. The 2022 Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute will be held in-person. Due to health and safety […]

Who Owns History? Centering Descendants in the Politics of Preservation

In-person at HMH and on Zoom

It's often said that the winners write the history. Most times, the winners are also the landowners. Landowners control the narrative of the property they own. Who owns the land where your ancestors are buried? Join Holocaust Museum Houston and Convict Leasing & Labor Project (CLLP) for a Juneteenth roundtable with grassroots activists and scholars […]

Free Thursday Afternoons presented by go baz and Fraternitas

Holocaust Museum Houston

In partnership with go baz and Fraternitas, HMH welcomes visitors to enjoy free admission to the Museum’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thanks to the generosity of go baz and Fraternitas, visitors will also enjoy complimentary entry to Notorious RBG: The Life and Times […]

Pride Night presented by Shell Oil Company

Holocaust Museum Houston

Enjoy free admission and extended hours during Pride Night presented by Shell Oil Company. Visitors will have the opportunity to access HMH’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries along with entry to the exhibition, Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on view in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery. […]