The Museum is located on the National Mall, just south of Independence Avenue, SW, between 14th Street and Raoul Wallenberg Place in Washington, DC. The nearest Metro stop is Smithsonian on the Orange ...

Holocaust denial, distortion, and misuse are strategies used to undermine or cast doubt upon the historical truth of the Holocaust. Deniers engage in this activity to reduce perceived public sympathy ...

The US Congress established Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. The Museum is responsible for leading the nation in observing Days of Remembrance and for ...

Plan Your Visit Current Exhibitions Calendar of Events Support the Museum Commemorating America 250 Donate Learn Teach Collections Academic Research Remember ...

In 1994, Rwanda’s population of 7 million was composed of three ethnic groups: Hutu (approximately 85 percent), Tutsi (14 percent) and Twa (1 percent). From April–July 1994, between 500,000 and one ...

Every day, we open more minds to the reality of the Holocaust and its many lessons for today’s world. When you become a member, you support us in educating a new generation about this important ...

Find out how to research what happened to your family, visit our Resource Center, and more ways to learn about victims of Nazi persecution. Connect With Survivors Learn about the Holocaust survivors ...

The eruption of neo-Nazism and White Supremacy across the country has exposed the public to symbols, terms, and ideology drawn directly from Nazi Germany and Holocaust-era fascist movements. The ...

The Elie Wiesel Award, conferred between the years 2011 and 2023, recognized individuals and organizations that singularly advanced the Museum’s vision of the permanence of Holocaust memory, ...

Explore the pages below to learn more about individuals and their experiences during the Holocaust.

There is no single list of victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. Instead, researching and individuals’ story during the Holocaust is a process of following trails and piecing together bits of ...

This is the story of one family’s experiences during the Holocaust from the perspective of Daniel, a fictional boy growing up in Nazi Germany. Daniel’s character represents the real experiences of ...