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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, Texas 77004-6804
713-942-8000

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Holocaust Museum Houston is a member of the Houston Museum District Association and is located in Houston's Museum District.

The Museum is open to the public seven days a week.
General admission is free.

Monday to Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday,
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Boniuk Library Hours
Monday to Friday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Remarks by the Honorable Madeleine Albright
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Save the date for this engaging presentation by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Our Danish Rescue Boat from WWII
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Visit our latest addition to the Permanent Exhibition to learn the heroic story of the rescue of more than 7,200 Jews in Denmark during World War II.
Our 1942 Holocaust Railcar
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Don't miss our 1942 World War II railcar of the type used to carry millions of Jews and other innocents to their deaths.
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Watch over the Web: Testimonies from the Holocaust
Permanent Exhibit
Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs, and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the "Final Solution," and life after the Holocaust.
Dr. Seuss Wants You!
"Dr. Seuss," whose real-life name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, is best known for his children’s books written under the “Dr. Seuss” pen name, but he was a life-long cartoonist and served as chief political cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM from 1941-1943, a period in which the Nazi regime prospered – prompting more than 400 editorial cartoons from Geisel. His work continues to inspire people of all backgrounds and ages to think and care about the fate of humanity.
A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was described by Eleanor Roosevelt as a "one-man army," using art as a weapon to garner support for the social and political issues in which he believed. Szyk believed his art could make a difference in the world and became one of the 20th century’s most important political propagandists. “A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk” will highlight the private collection of Gregg and Michelle Philipson, and will include loans of important works from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the United States Naval Academy Museum.
Traveling Exhibit
Darfur: Photojournalists Respond
Available for Touring
11/10/2008 - 12/31/2013
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The exhibit “Darfur:  Photojournalists Respond,” based on the book “Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan,” by Leora Kahn, features 30 photographs taken in Darfur by Colin Finlay, Sven Torfinn, Pep Bonet, Ron Haviv, Lynsey Addario, Chris-Steele Perkins, Kadir van Lohuizen and Oliver Jobard. Photographs in this exhibit capture a conflict which has led to some of the worst human rights abuses imaginable.  These abuses include systematic and wide-scale murder, rape, torture, abduction and displacement. The images in the exhibit represent the reality of genocide. The people in the photographs are a reminder of life’s beauty and preciousness.
Traveling Exhibit
Lives Remembered: Photographs of a Small Town in Poland 1897-1939
National World War II Museum 945 Magazine New Orleans, LA 70130. For more information, call 504-527-6012 or visit www.ddaymuseum.org.
9/1/2008 - 1/30/2009
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"Lives Remembered: Photographs of a Small Town in Poland 1897–1939" illustrates Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust through reproductions of more than 100 photographs of the small town of Szczuczyn, Poland. These photographs capture the ordinary lives of the residents during the years leading up to the Nazi invasion.
Houston Museum District Members-Only Sale
11/20/2008 - 11/23/2008
Location: Morgan Family Center
Members save 20 percent at 13 participating Houston Museum District museum gift shops during a special sale just for members, and just in time for the holidays. Simply present your Holocaust Museum Houston membership card at any of 13 museum gift shops during these four days and receive a discount on your final purchases. For a complete list of participating museums, visit www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org. For more information, call our Member Services office at 713-527-1640 or e-mail membership@hmh.org.
Holocaust Museum Honored as “Community of Respect”
11/18/2008 11:30 AM
Location: Hilton-Americas Houston, 1600 Lamar St.
As one of Houston’s foremost institutions promoting cultural awareness, diversity and the fight against hatred, Holocaust Museum Houston has been honored as a “Community of Respect” by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Southwest Region.The honor was presented by the ADL during the Museum’s annual Guardian of the Human Spirit Award Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008.
Sign Up Now to Join Our New Educators E-Community
Sign up now to join the Museum's new Educators E-Community. This new e-mail alert system will help Holocaust Museum Houston notify teachers about special events specific to educators, upcoming programs, curriculum resources, speakers and other items intended for teachers of all classroom ages.
Thanksgiving
11/27/2008
Location: Morgan Family Center
Holocaust Museum Houston will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in observance of Thanksgiving. The Museum will reopen at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28.
Texas Holocaust Survivor Registry
Holocaust Museum Houston is embarking on a timely and urgent project of establishing a registry of Holocaust survivors who settled in Texas. Your help in providing your own information and letting others know about the registry is greatly needed. For registration forms or further information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 107.
The Butterfly Project
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In an effort to remember the 1.5 million innocent children who perished in the Holocaust, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies.
Proyecto Mariposa
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En un esfuerzo por recordar a un millón y medio de niños inocentes que perecieron en el Holocausto, el Museo del Holocausto de Houston está recolectando un millón y medio de mariposas.
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