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    Teaching African American History Through “The Kinsey Collection”

    Kinsey Collection Programs
    Holocaust Museum Houston Classroom

    "The Cultivators," Samuel L. Dunson, Jr. Courtesy of The Kinsey African American Art & History CollectionJoin us for an interactive, in-person teacher workshop to prepare for the arrival of The Kinsey African American Art and History Collection at Holocaust Museum Houston. Participants will receive resources and TEKS-aligned activities to support teaching African American history in grades 6-12. […]

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    “Myth of Absence” with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey

    Kinsey Collection Programs
    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    A central theme of The Kinsey Collection exhibition is the Myth of Absence – that contributions made by African Americans in industry, art, science and politics have been omitted from history books. Hear how the Kinseys use their exhibit to dispel this myth and provide the narrative of the full and rich contributions of African Americans to […]

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Kinsey Collection Programs
    Holocaust Museum Houston

    While the Museum is closed on Mondays, our galleries will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with free admission presented by H-E-B. On this annual commemoration, we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership.

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    “Art & Legacy” with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey

    Kinsey Collection Programs
    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Considered one of the most comprehensive surveys of African American history and culture outside the Smithsonian Institution, The Kinsey Collection features the shared treasures amassed by Shirley and Bernard Kinsey during their five decades of marriage. Learn how their travel keepsakes developed into a collection offering a well-rounded look at the African American experience. Bernard and Shirley […]

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    Film Screening | “SHTTL”

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Join Holocaust Museum Houston and the American Jewish Committee Houston for a special screening of the Ukrainian film by Ady Walter SHTTL. This film follows a Jewish Soviet Red Army soldier returning home to his shtetl in Western Ukraine, on the eve of the NAZI invasion. This film offers a rare glimpse into Jewish life in the […]

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    Human Rights Day

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    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, […]

  • WEB Centropa

    Destroyed Communities and Their Survivors: A Holocaust Research Project for Students Grades 6-12

    Virtual

    Times are listed in Central Time. Looking for an engaging research project for your students that combines historical events and personal narratives? Using online materials from both Centropa and Holocaust Museum Houston—primary/secondary sources, photographs, interviews, films, and more to help your students understand the depth and breadth of the Holocaust—this project takes students from prewar […]

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    Alley Theatre Performance | “Resonance of Time”

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    Image credit: “The Negro Motorist Green Book” cover, 1940. Courtesy Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, New York Public Library.On November 16, 2023, Alley Theatre will partner with Holocaust Museum Houston to present "Resonance of Time," celebrating the historical significance of The Negro Motorist Green Book alongside […]

  • WEB Houston Symposium in Philosophy of Religion

    Houston Symposium in Philosophy of Religion

    Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater

    The Houston Symposium in Philosophy of Religion presents a new series of talks about religion. It gathers scholars of all faiths from Houston, and other Texan universities, to share their research interests and to create a community. We invite faculty and students to join us, get to know their peers, and interact with the general […]

  • WEB Marino

    Veterans Day

    Holocaust Museum Houston

    Texas Liberator Johnnie Marino landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. In April 1945, he entered Hadamar and Bergen-Belsen with Allied troops. Photo courtesy of the Marino Family.In honor of Veterans Day, Museum admission is free for veterans and active duty servicemembers on Saturday, November 11.