Visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Nearly 25 million people have come here, a place that is both a memorial to the past and a reminder of our obligations to each other in today’s world. Here you can explore Holocaust history, remember the victims, and learn ways to confront hatred and to help prevent genocide. We encourage you to challenge your mind and to change our world.


Groups Information

Groups of 21 or more qualify to make a scheduled visit to the Museum for our Permanent Exhibition: The Holocaust or our current Special Exhibitions.

If your group has fewer than 21 people, please obtain passes to our Permanent Exhibition: The Holocaust in advance for a small service charge through Tickets.com, or for free in person at the Museum on the day of your visit. Please note that the supply of advance passes and same-day Permanent Exhibition: The Holocaust passes is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Groups with fewer than 21 people may visit our Special Exhibitions at any time during public hours without reservations or passes. Please see our Plan a Visit portion of the website for further information.

No reservations are required for group visits to the exhibition Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story.


Permanent Exhibition: The Holocaust

This exhibition, available year round, offers a comprehensive historical narrative. Typically, visitors spend between one and three hours in the exhibition. It is recommended for ages 11 and above. Visitors move through the exhibition’s three floors, starting at the top: the opening floor, Nazi Assault – 1933 to 1939; the middle floor, The “Final Solution” – 1940 to 1945; and the final floor, Last Chapter.

Find out more about a group visit to the Permanent Exhibition: The Holocaust.


Special Exhibitions

From December 15, 2006 through September 3, 2007, two Special Exhibitions are available for group visitors. Your reservation includes A Dangerous Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and "Give Me Your Children": Voices from the Lodz Ghetto. Approximate total viewing time is 60 to 90 minutes.

A Dangerous Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion explores the continuing impact of the most widely distributed antisemitic publication of modern times. Adjacent to the exhibition is the continuous presentation of a 14-minute film on antisemitism in Western Europe before World War II.

"Give Me Your Children": Voices from the Lodz Ghetto is an exploration and personalization of the ghetto experience in Nazi occupied Poland. It examines a community forced to endure unthinkable conditions and its efforts to protect its future, the children. The exhibition features the voices of the children—from their diaries, memoirs, and oral histories—as well as photographs, documents, and objects from collections around the world. This exhibition is recommended for ages 11 and older.

Find out more about a group visit to our Special Exhibitions.


Questions?

Please contact Group Scheduling at group_visit@ushmm.org, or by telephone at (202) 488-0419.