Holocaust Museum Houston has free admission Dec. 21-Jan. 5
Experience Holocaust Museum Houston for free this holiday season. In the spirit of giving, the museum is offering free admission to all visitors from Saturday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Jan. 5.
Visitors will be able to explore the museum’s four permanent galleries, including “Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers” Holocaust Gallery; the Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery; the Rhona and Bruce Caress Gallery – “And Still I Write: Young Diarists on War and Genocide” and the Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center.
Museum-goers also will have access to three featured exhibitions, “Facing Survival | David Kassan,” “Houston Survivor Series: Liberation” and “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!”
On view in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery, “Facing Survival | David Kassan” features the masterful paintings and drawings of acclaimed artist David Kassan. His works capture the poignant stories and portraits of Holocaust survivors, including Houston’s own Ruth Steinfeld.
Observing the upcoming 80th anniversary of the liberation of most concentration camps across Europe, “Houston Survivor Series: Liberation” focuses on local survivors who experienced liberation and went on to become an integral part of the Houston community. Curated in-house by HMH’s Collections and Exhibitions team, the exhibition is on view in the Spira Central Gallery, in memory of Brenda Spira.
On view in the Lester and Sue Smith Gallery, “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!” presents the history of the Taínos, the indigenous peoples of the northern Caribbean islands, and how their descendants are reaffirming their culture and identity today.
Free tickets are available at hmh.org/tickets.
The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. It is closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1. The Bagel Shop @ The Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
Parking is available in the museum’s adjacent lot for $8 for a four-hour period.
Visitors will be able to explore the museum’s four permanent galleries, including “Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers” Holocaust Gallery; the Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery; the Rhona and Bruce Caress Gallery – “And Still I Write: Young Diarists on War and Genocide” and the Samuel Bak Gallery and Learning Center.
Museum-goers also will have access to three featured exhibitions, “Facing Survival | David Kassan,” “Houston Survivor Series: Liberation” and “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!”
On view in the Josef and Edith Mincberg Gallery, “Facing Survival | David Kassan” features the masterful paintings and drawings of acclaimed artist David Kassan. His works capture the poignant stories and portraits of Holocaust survivors, including Houston’s own Ruth Steinfeld.
Observing the upcoming 80th anniversary of the liberation of most concentration camps across Europe, “Houston Survivor Series: Liberation” focuses on local survivors who experienced liberation and went on to become an integral part of the Houston community. Curated in-house by HMH’s Collections and Exhibitions team, the exhibition is on view in the Spira Central Gallery, in memory of Brenda Spira.
On view in the Lester and Sue Smith Gallery, “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!” presents the history of the Taínos, the indigenous peoples of the northern Caribbean islands, and how their descendants are reaffirming their culture and identity today.
Free tickets are available at hmh.org/tickets.
The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. It is closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1. The Bagel Shop @ The Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
Parking is available in the museum’s adjacent lot for $8 for a four-hour period.
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