January 27, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp in World War II. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor the victims of the Holocaust. This year's commemoration at Holocaust Museum Houston includes a panel […]
Dr. Robert Jan Van Pelt will discuss the exhibition, Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away., that traces the development of Nazi ideology and tells the transformation of Auschwitz from an ordinary Polish town known as Oświęcim to the most significant Nazi site of the Holocaust—at which approximately 1 million Jews, and tens of thousands of […]
Interested in joining the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) volunteer family? HMH is looking for new volunteers and docents to accommodate the myriad of exhibitions and increase in visitors at the […]
Celebrate African American History Month with Boniuk Library as we highlight African American authors, stories, history, and culture. This month, Boniuk Library Book Club will be discussing “Bluebird, Bluebird” by […]
Holocaust Museum Houston's Latino Initiatives Advisory Committee and young professionals group, NEXTGen, invite you to a private film screening of “Dolores.” One of the most important, yet least known activists […]
Celebrate African American History Month with Boniuk Library as we highlight African American authors, stories, history, and culture. This month, Boniuk Library Book Club will be discussing “Bluebird, Bluebird” by Houston-born […]
Author Joseph Kanon Photo credit: Chad Griffith Join the Museum for a conversation with author Joseph Kanon, moderated by Ernie Manouse. Joseph Kanon is the internationally bestselling author of nine […]
Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughtersLibrary of Congress Celebrate African American History Month at the Museum as we explore family histories and genealogy. This […]
Join the Houston Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, together with Holocaust Museum Houston, for an innovative program for children ages 5-13. Explore the role of upstanders during the Holocaust with a […]
This lecture will follow the chronology, state of mind, essential and existential questions and big decisions faced by the Jewish people after the Holocaust. Dr. Hanna Yablonka is a professor of Holocaust Studies in the […]