Holocaust Museum Houston

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Don’tMiss “ GroundZero360”

HMHCHANGESADMISSIONPOLICY

OnView Sept. 11, 2014 to Jan. 11, 2015

Beginning on April 15th, Holocaust Museum Houston has revised its admission rates and policies to allow for continued growth of the Museum. HMH members and children and students under age 18 will receive free general admission to the Museum. Nonmember adult admissionhasbeen set at $12, but seniors andmembers of the militarywill receive a discounted$8 entry. Museum admissionwill be free to all each Thursday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and onMemorial Day (May 26, 2014), D-Day (June 6, 2014), Kristallnacht (Nov. 9, 2014) and International Holocaust RemembranceDay (Jan. 27, 2015). MuseumChair MarkMucasey said the decision to charge admission fees to visitingadultswasmadeunanimouslyby theBoardof Trustees in line with policies of other Holocaust museums in the country. This newpolicywill allow theMuseum tocontinue togrow toaccommodate itsaudiences.With thischange, it is important to realize thatHolocaust MuseumHouston iscommitted to remaininga resource freeof charge to all children and to students of all ages. Texas is home to 1,675,689 veterans, the second-largest veteran population in the nation. To continue the Museum’s mission of educating about theHolocaust and liberationperiod and to celebrate the patriotism of U.S. service members, four Texas-based Holocaust institutions are creating the Texas Holocaust Liberators project. A book is planned that will feature approximately 80 testimonies of liberators, all Texas veterans and individuals serving in troops based in Texas. These are first-hand accounts of the liberation period of World War II. With additional funding, a digital book featuring interactive drop-downs of personal interviews and accounts alsowill be created. The project collaborators include Holocaust Museum Houston, The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education, El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study and The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio. To help support this important project, call 713-527-1617. LIBERATORSPROJECTANNOUNCED

”Ground Zero 360” uses harrowing visuals, chilling audio clips and a unique panoramic installation to depict the aftermath of one of the most tragic events in American history –9/11. When two jetairlinerscrashed into theWorld TradeCenter onSept. 11, 2001, NewYork- based Irish photographer Nicola McClean took thousands of photographs of Ground Zero and the surrounding neighbourhoods. She and husband Paul McCormack, a New YorkCity policecaptainwhowaspart of the rescue effort, together created an exhibition to honor the victims and families affectedby this tragic event.

LIBERATORS’ TESTIMONIESNOWDIGITAL

HolocaustMuseumHouston and theTexasHolocaust andGenocide Commission (THGC) have entered into a collaborative project to digitize the testimonies of Texas liberators topreserve that history. THGC already has digitized 37 liberator testimonies from HMH’s collection. The digitization format will allow theMuseum tomake the testimonies more accessible to the public and possibly create an online presence for viewingby students and researchersworldwide.

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