United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington D.C. · United States · Founded 1993
America's official memorial institution to the Holocaust, with permanent and special exhibitions documenting history's most documented genocide. Free entry.
About United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Opened in 1993, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It sits steps from the National Mall and draws over 1.5 million visitors a year — among the most visited memorial museums in the world.
The permanent exhibition, The Holocaust, occupies three floors and uses artefacts, photographs, films, and first-person testimonies to trace the history of the Holocaust from the rise of Nazism to the liberation of the camps. The exhibition is designed for visitors aged 11 and above due to its content.
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