On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops. In 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum admission is free on this day every year so that all may come remember the six million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust and honor the survivors’ legacy.
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.
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, […]
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.
Educators will receive free admission to the Museum (with valid school ID) and can learn about free education programs and resources available for K-12 classrooms during our “Meet and Greet” with the Education team. HMH will also host a book giveaway and registration to win free one-year Educator Memberships to the Museum. This event will […]
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Museum admission will be free for all on this annual day of commemoration to honor the six million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust.
The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a three-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 2023 Institute will feature Dr. Rebecca Erbelding and Dr. Peter Hayes, scholars who contributed to […]
Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a one-day educator workshop on teaching the Holocaust. Educators will learn approaches to teaching the Holocaust using activities and resources designed for the classroom. Educators will be introduced to the Holocaust through tours of HMH’s Galleries and gain instructional strategies and resources to support Holocaust education in their classrooms. Participants will receive […]
Museum admission will be waived on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman, z"l. Stefi Altman was just 13 years old when Germany overran Poland in September 1939. Soon after, Stefi's two older brothers were arrested and sent to a labor camp, and Nazi soldiers brutuall beat her fater and drove […]
Join a dedicated community of docents at Holocaust Museum Houston. As a docent, you will be helping to educate students, teachers, community groups, and adults that visit the Museum for a tour. Most importantly, docents help to tell the stories of our Holocaust Survivor community to new generations. Those interested in Holocaust history, art, education, […]