Film Synopsis:Winner of the Best Documentary award at the Cannes Film Festival, master filmmaker Patricio Guzmán's "The Cordillera of Dreams" completes his trilogy (with "Nostalgia for the Light" and "The Pearl Button") on the relationship between historical memory, political trauma, and geography in his native country of Chile. The imposing Andes run the length of […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Holocaust Museum Houston's young professionals group, NEXTGen and PNC Bank invite you to join us for a virtual film screening of RBG. At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the […]
During the Third Reich, alcohol served as both a literal and metaphorical lubricant for acts of violence and atrocity by the men of the Storm Troopers (SA), the SS, and the police, and its use and abuse was widespread among the perpetrators. Over the course of the Third Reich, scenes involving alcohol consumption and revelry […]
Living, as we do, in a time of unmitigated hatred, hate crimes, acts of antisemitism and extremism, we must take steps of awareness and action. With programming, to include social media posts and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually), Holocaust Museum Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach. The goal of the Creating Possibility […]
Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. This week we celebrate the 2021 Caldecott Award winner, We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe and illustrated by Tlingit artist Michaela Goade.
In response to the need for distance learning options, Holocaust Museum Houston has created virtual tours for classrooms and community groups. Participants can tour the Museum’s galleries virtually and interact live with a certified HMH Docent. During this Drop-In Virtual Tour, join an HMH Docent and explore the Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery […]
Storytime gets children ready to learn through reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing. Enjoy reading books and playing with the librarian. This week we will read Dreamers by Yuyi Morales.
The State Department’s Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues cordially invites you to a webinar on the challenges European and American educators face in teaching about the Holocaust to a new generation of learners. Holocaust educators will compare educational landscapes, discuss best practices and areas for cooperation, and speak to the challenges presented by rising anti-Semitism […]
Read a book just for fun and talk about it. Moderated by Holocaust Museum Houston's librarian and driven by the group themselves, teens will have a chance to read a book, watch a movie, or listen to the recording and not be tested on it. Meet other teens who read, listened to, or saw the […]
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Campbell, Associate Professor of History, University of Denver Panelists: Renée Albiston, Associate Museum Director of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in Denver, and provenance researcher at the Denver Art Museum. Nicholas O'Donnell, Partner, Sullivan and Worcester, in Boston, who recently appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court representing plaintiffs in […]