United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

The Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is devoted to the memory of the victims of the Shoah, in Washington. The Washington audio-guided tour stops here, with respect and gravity, to evoke this essential place of memory, opened in 1993, which testifies to one of the greatest tragedies of history.

The duty of memory of the Shoah

On the right stands the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Opened in 1993 and designed by the architect James Ingo Freed, it presents documents, testimonies and research on the Holocaust, that is to say the methodical extermination of six million Jews of Europe by the Nazi regime during the Second World War, as well as the persecution and the murder of millions of other victims. This museum, approached with the greatest gravity, is not an ordinary place of visit: it is a place of memory, contemplation and teaching, that transmits the history of this tragedy so that it may never be forgotten nor repeated. Through a deeply moving course, made of objects, photographs, accounts of survivors and reconstructions, it retraces the rise of hatred, the persecution, the deportation and the annihilation, while honouring the memory of the victims and the courage of those who resisted or saved lives. Its very architecture, sober and oppressive, participates in this experience of remembrance. The museum carries a universal message against hatred and indifference. A place of memory and a duty of remembrance, the Holocaust Memorial Museum is discovered with respect and contemplation.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect and gravity, the museum opened in 1993, designed by the architect James Ingo Freed, devoted to the memory of the Holocaust, the extermination of six million Jews of Europe by the Nazi regime; through documents, testimonies of survivors and objects, this place of memory and teaching retraces this tragedy so that it may never be forgotten and carries a universal message against hatred. The Holocaust Memorial Museum is an essential place of memory of Washington. It is a stop to be discovered with respect and contemplation.

Practical information

The Holocaust Memorial Museum lies near the National Mall, in Washington, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary; entry is generally free, but a booking may be necessary according to the season. It is best to check the arrangements before coming and to approach this place of memory with respect and contemplation.

What is the Holocaust Memorial Museum devoted to in Washington?

To the memory of the Holocaust, the methodical extermination of six million Jews of Europe by the Nazi regime during the Second World War, as well as millions of other victims; opened in 1993 and designed by the architect James Ingo Freed, this place of memory and teaching presents documents, testimonies of survivors and objects so that this tragedy may never be forgotten.

Where is the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington?

Near the National Mall, in Washington, in the United States.