The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

In its first 32 years, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum brought Holocaust history to millions of people for the first time. As it envisions its future, the Museum has an equally ambitious aspiration-ensuring the truth and relevance of the Holocaust for new generations worldwide. All of our work-whether it be making our Collection of Record globally accessible, ensuring a vital field of scholarship, building the field of Holocaust education, or educating leaders-advances this aspiration. Holocaust education is on the decline, social media is on the rise. Few Holocaust survivors remain just as we face an unprecedented escalation of Holocaust denial and antisemitism in the afterma... read more In its first 32 years, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum brought Holocaust history to millions of people for the first time. As it envisions its future, the Museum has an equally ambitious aspiration-ensuring the truth and relevance of the Holocaust for new generations worldwide. All of our work-whether it be making our Collection of Record globally accessible, ensuring a vital field of scholarship, building the field of Holocaust education, or educating leaders-advances this aspiration. Holocaust education is on the decline, social media is on the rise. Few Holocaust survivors remain just as we face an unprecedented escalation of Holocaust denial and antisemitism in the aftermath of the horrific Hamas terror attack against Israel. Our research shows that visitors and young people lack basic knowledge of the Holocaust, including the pivotal role of longstanding antisemitism and the choices people made to collaborate, remain silent, or help the victims. Given all of these challenges, the Museum is undergoing an institutional transformation, including developing a new educational approach to help young people and leaders understand how and why the Holocaust happened and challenge them to think critically about their own roles and responsibilities. As a federally chartered, public-private partnership with national and international stature and broad public trust, the Museum can reach vast, diverse audiences, including those who need our lessons most. The Museum aims to: Protect the truth of the Holocaust by building our collections and making them globally accessible; Build the field of Holocaust education in the US through setting standards and creating partnerships, resources, and professional development opportunities; and Strengthen the field of Holocaust studies.