HMHCHANGESADMISSIONPOLICY
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.
LIBERATORSPROJECTANNOUNCED
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.
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.
IN THENEWS
Spring2014 /
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Don’tMiss
“
GroundZero360”
OnView
Sept. 11, 2014
to Jan. 11, 2015
”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.
