United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holocaust museum
memorial museum
national museum
research institution
admissionPolicy free admission to the museum building
authorizedBy United States Congress
commemorates liberators of concentration camps
rescuers during the Holocaust
survivors of the Holocaust
victims of the Holocaust
country United States of America
dedicated April 22, 1993
establishedBy United States Holocaust Memorial Council
focusesOn Nazi persecution of Jews
genocide studies
governingBody United States Holocaust Memorial Council
hasCenter Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide
hasCollectionType artifacts
documents
films
oral histories
photographs
hasFacility Archives
Education Center
Hall of Remembrance
Library
Permanent Exhibition
Special exhibitions galleries
Wexner Learning Center
hasProgram educational programs for students
online educational resources
public lectures
scholarly conferences
teacher training programs
traveling exhibitions
hasResearchCenter Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
hasVisitorType domestic visitors
international visitors
hasWebsite https://www.ushmm.org/
language English
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
locatedNear National Mall
Washington Monument
opened 1993
purpose Holocaust education
Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust research
commemoration of Holocaust victims
documentation of the Holocaust
requires timed-entry tickets for certain exhibitions
subjectOf Holocaust history


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