The Holocaust
Daily 10 a.m.–5:20 p.m.
Extended hours:
March 26–June 8, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibition passes required March through August. Passes are not required for entry September through February.
The Museum’s Permanent Exhibition The Holocaust spans three floors of the Museum building. It presents a narrative history using more than 900 artifacts, 70 video monitors, and four theaters that include historic film footage and eyewitness testimonies. The exhibition is divided into three parts: “Nazi Assault,” “Final Solution,” and “Last Chapter.” The narrative begins with images of death and destruction as witnessed by American soldiers during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps in 1945. Most first-time visitors spend an average of two to three hours in this self-guided exhibition. Recommended for visitors 11 years of age and older.
Assistive listening in the Permanent Exhibition is compatible with T-coil equipped hearing aids. Receivers with headsets for other visitors who require assistive listening may be checked out at the coat check.
View photographs of this exhibition from the Photo Archives »