Dr. Mary Lee Webeck; Simon Fujiwara; Alexandra Zapruder Blaffer Art Museum and Holocaust Museum Houston present a two-part dialogue with artist Simon Fujiwara, diaries expert Alexandra Zapruder, and Dr. Mary Lee Webeck, Holocaust and Genocide Education Endowed Chair at Holocaust Museum Houston, in conjunction with the exhibition, Simon Fujiwara: Hope House—on view at the Blaffer through […]
Yashica Dutt The Dismantling Bias: Antisemitism, White Supremacy, and Inequality Virtual Lecture Series explores the origins of racist ideologies and the construction of bias; examines the evolution and repercussions of antisemitism and white supremacy throughout history; and deconstructs the ways in which stereotypes, misconceptions, and prejudices shape contemporary society and culture. Led by renowned historians, […]
Mandela with a raised fist, moments after his release from prison (after 27 years) on February 11, 1990.Photograph by Graeme Williams Holocaust Museum Houston's young professionals group, NEXTGen, invites you to join us for a private look at the U.S. premiere of Mandela: Struggle for Freedom. This captivating exhibition explores the earthshaking fight for justice […]
Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Lake Success, New York. November 1949.FDR Presidential Library & Museum. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, the Museum will celebrate International Human Rights Day with free general admission. Presented by H-E-B, the […]
PG-13 | 134 min | Drama, History | 2009 (USA) Director, Clint Eastwood Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a Drive-In Movie Night showing of "Invictus" in the Museum's parking lot on Caroline St. The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their […]
Click the arrow on either side of the image above to watch the trailer for the film. Join Holocaust Museum Houston in celebration of Indigenous Heritage Month as we feature artists, scholars, and films that pay tribute to Indigenous Peoples' ancestry and traditions worldwide. Our final event highlighting Indigenous narratives features a virtual screening of […]
Creative young writers Calvin King, Norah Rami, Durmerrick Ross, Katrina Machetta, and Houston 2020 Youth Poet Laureate Madison Petaway will perform their own poetry in this live performance hosted by Outspoken Bean. Their poems will be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s struggle for freedom, the lessons of the Holocaust and the current racial justice movement in […]
Gregg Deal Join Holocaust Museum Houston in celebration of Indigenous Heritage Month as we feature artists, scholars, and films that pay tribute to Indigenous Peoples' ancestry and traditions worldwide. Gregg Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe) is a provocative contemporary artist who challenges Western perceptions of Indigenous people, touching on issues of race, history and stereotypes. […]
Virtual Ticket: $5Premium Virtual Ticket and Book: $25Premium Virtual Ticket with Book and Lunch: $35Additional Lunch: $10 Tune in during your lunch hour as #1 New York Times bestselling author Ariana Neumann dives in to share the secrets of her father’s past: years he spent hiding in war-torn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in […]
At age 38, Jennifer Teege happened to pluck a library book from the shelf - and discovered a horrifying fact: her grandfather was Amon Goeth, the vicious Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List. Reviled as the "butcher of Plaszow," Goeth was executed in 1946. The more Teege learned about him, the more certain she became: if her […]