The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC is a living memorial to the millions who died during the Holocaust and a reminder of the fragility of freedom. Located just minutes from the National Mall and the Tidal Basin, almost 30 million people have visited the U.S. Holocaust Museum since it opened.
The museum has three main exhibition floors that present an often chilling history of the genocide that took place under the power of Nazi Germany. Through artifacts, photographs, films, and eye witness testimonies visitors to the U.S. Holocaust Museum are immersed in the tragic and horrific annihilation of six million Jews. The recommended age for this permanent exhibit is 11 years and older.
Passes are required but are free. Same-day passes are available at the Museum beginning at 10:00 a.m., or can be ordered ahead of time through tickets.com at 800-400-9373. Tickets.com service fees apply.
“Give Me Your Children’”: Voices From the Lodz Ghetto: This moving exhibition using the voices of its youngest victims to paint a historical portrait of the Lodz Ghetto in occupied Poland between 1939 and 1942. Diaries, memoirs, and oral histories, as well as photographs, documents, and objects from collections from around the world tell the story of a very sad existence for so many innocent children.
Remember The Children, Daniel’s Story: Told from the point of view of youngster, this exhibit is recommend for ages eight and older. The exhibit is based on experiences of children who survived the Holocaust and who recorded what happened to them between 1933 and 1945. One-and-one-half million died during the Holocaust and this exhibit is a memorial to them. At the end of the experience visitors are invited to express their feelings about the exhibition by writing a letter to Daniel. The recommended age for this exhibit is eight-years and older.
Location:
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC; 202-488-0400
Metro station is Smithsonian
Museum Hours:
Open daily 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. with extended hours to 7:50 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, April through mid-June. Closed on Yom Kippur and December 25.
Official Website: www.ushmm.org