National Holocaust Museum UK

We are excited to be starting our multi-million-pound redevelopment project, made possible with the generosity of supporters and donors including The National Lottery Heritage Fund Arts Council England and Pears Foundation. The project will see a complete upgrade to our award-winning immersive exhibition ‘The Journey’; new visitor facilities; brand new Collections Store and object display space for our important collection of artefacts, art, photographs and documents entrusted to us by our Survivor Family; plus rainwater harvesting & other environmental upgrades around our 2-acre site. . . . #NationalLotteryHeritageFund #artscouncilengland #redevelopment #northnotts #heritage

We are looking for an experienced museums expert to join our board of trustees. You are: ‣ Well networked in the UK museum sector. ‣ Respected by museum sector peers. ‣ Knowledgeable about the state of the art in museology; who can therefore recognise what makes us different and value-creating; and who can advocate externally for our USPs. ‣ Expert in balancing creative and commercial considerations around Public Engagement, Exhibition Making and Event Programming. ‣ Knowledgeable about the Arts funding environment Closing date for applications: Wednesday 23rd April 5:00pm. Go to our job vacancies page for more information:

On Wednesday we were able to unveil our brand new handling boxes to the public, with our Get Your Hands on History workshop. With thanks to the Headley trust, the boxes aim to enhance learning at the Museum through object-based engagement. The objects in the boxes focus on the Jewish refugee experience during the Holocaust, and it was incredible to see people linking history to the current refugee experience. This workshop also served as a focus group, to understand how people interact with the objects and have meaningful discussions. We look forward to using the boxes further in our education programmes and continuing to develop resources that bring history to life. 

Do you have students or children aged 16-18? Do they enjoy writing, or are they looking for opportunities to add to their higher education applications? Do they fancy the chance to win £500.00? Get involved in the Karen Becher Essay Award, and our free Essay Writing Webinar on Tuesday 25th February at 17:00. The webinar will provide advice and support for the Award, a new opportunity for young people. 🎤 No camera or mic required! Just listen, learn, and take part in the chat if you wish. 🏆 Winning essay gets £500 and a feature on the Holocaust Listening Project. 📅 Book your FREE spot now: https://lnkd.in/eJVGtGuK The title for the essay this year is: 'does free speech build or break a community?' and students are encouraged to respond as creatively and thoughtfully as they like. Learn more about the award: https://lnkd.in/etb3uqSu

Thank you to Celia Kellett and BBC Radio Nottingham for including interviews with our Education Team for the Holocaust Memorial Day broadcast on Sunday 26th January. Click below to listen to Head of Outreach, Nicola Strauther, and Director of Learning, Mark Rusling, discuss the importance of teaching children about the Holocaust. https://lnkd.in/eWXZgx5K

We are incredibly proud of our partnership with Laura Burrill for the 80 Candles Quilt Project, a powerful memorial marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Last Monday, the quilt was unveiled to remember and honour individuals affected by Nazi persecution for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025. Every quilt piece has been hand stitched by a different participant, and each tells a unique and important story. Hosting a quilt workshop at The National Holocaust Centre and Museum was an honour, and we are grateful for the opportunity to support such meaningful work. Thank you to Laura for organising this project, and everyone involved in this amazing tribute 🕯️

We’re pleased to give you an update on our Journey exhibition. With thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, our donors, supporters and national lottery players, our unique and immersive 'Journey' exhibition is getting even better - and the first section opened to schools on Monday 20th January. We have already had almost 500 students visit the new Journey exhibition and we are excited to welcome more schools in the coming weeks. The brand new exhibition will be open to the public later this year, keep an eye on our social media accounts for more updates.

Do you have students or children aged 16-18? Do they enjoy writing, or are they looking for opportunities to add to their higher education applications? Do they fancy the chance to win £500.00? Get involved in the Karen Becher Essay Award, and our free Essay Writing Webinar on Tuesday 25th February at 17:00. The webinar will provide advice and support for the Award, a new opportunity for young people. The Award honours our late Educator, Karen Becher, who sadly passed away in January last year. It is aimed at 16-18 year olds, and we ask them to write their own response to a proposed essay question. The best essayists will have the chance to have their work celebrated with an event held at the centre. The winner will receive £500.00 and have their work published on the Holocaust Listening Project. The title for this year is 'Does free speech build or break a community?' Submit your 1200 word essay response by March 31st. Click here to book your free place at the webinar: https://lnkd.in/eJVGtGuK Click here for more information on the Karen Becher Essay Award: https://lnkd.in/etb3uqSu

Last week our Education team was busy visiting five schools in Manchester to teach over 880 students about the Holocaust. We have had the privilege of being joined by long time friend of the Museum, Holocaust survivor Dr. Martin Stern MBE. He is pictured here sharing his powerful story at Our Lady’s RC High School and Co-op Academy. Born in the Netherlands in 1938, Martin's early life was shaped by the horrors of the Holocaust. Despite the unimaginable losses and trauma he endured—including the deaths of his parents and foster carers, his imprisonment in Westerbork and Theresienstadt, and his struggle for belonging after liberation—Martin has dedicated his life to educating others about the Holocaust and its lessons. At the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, we strongly believe that hearing first-hand experiences from Holocaust survivors is vital for understanding the enduring impact of the Holocaust and its devastating effects. We are honoured to work with survivors like Martin Stern to share their stories with as many people as possible. If you or your school are interested in receiving expert outreach Holocaust education, please contact bookings@holocaust.org.uk or visit https://lnkd.in/eTd7iKby for more information.

On Holocaust Memorial Day, here is a business case study for the business platform this is. The Holocaust was industrial genius: - A partnership networked across 22 European countries, Tunisia & Iraq. - An industrial murder process with death factories, slave labour and products recycled from human hair, teeth & skin. - Commercial partners included IG Farben who supplied the Zyklon B killing gas; IBM who supplied the extermination data management system; HUGO BOSS who supplied the employee uniforms; Volkswagen who supplied cars as sales promotional incentives. The Holocaust was marketed with a brilliant narrative - a giant conspiracy theory - by 2 religions in 3 continents for 2000 years. In the latter 1000 years, kings & political leaders cleverly extended the original conspiracy theory, a religious one, into a range of ethnic ones. The Holocaust was piloted with 1000s of lo-tech tests known as Pogroms. By the 1930s, the appeal of the concept was clear: a Jew-free world. Since 1945, new markets have been developed in anticipation of Holocaust 2.0. Further product testing has been conducted with pogroms in Aden, Tripoli, Aleppo, Istanbul & Kielce (Poland). The most recent one indicates strong appeal among advocates and influencers worldwide: the October 7 pogrom in Israel. Data is key to the marketing of Holocaust 2.0. The core proposition - that slaughtering Jews brings spiritual, social & economic liberation to all - is communicated by algorithms. They mine usage patterns to engage new target consumers daily. So powerful is their reach, frequency & persuasion that 2.5 times the impact of Holocaust 1.0 (i.e. 15 million Jews v 6 million) could be achieved in one fortieth of the time (i.e. 50 years v 2000). This assumes 4 key commercial partnerships last: Meta, X, Google, TikTok. Right now, the risk of government intervention seems small. Indeed the new US government looks set to further liberalise. Are there any clouds on the horizon of the journey towards Holocaust 2.0? Well, after 4,000 years the Jewish people are still around. We are a resilient lot. Secondly, analysis of all pogroms and of the Holocaust itself reveals a disastrous effect on the perpetrators. Business commentator aka The National Holocaust Centre and Museum describes it as "THE VICIOUS CIRCLE". Each pogrom promises redemption but delivers destruction. Baghdad lost its flourishing trade. Yemen lost its beautiful filigree silversmithing. Germany lost many of its best scientists, doctors & entertainers. Poland lost its klezmer music (which it has tried to bring back with a festival in Krakow since 1988). It remains to be seen how much loss the false prophets of Hamas have imposed on their own people with the October 7 pogrom. But it is certainly a horrendous one. When will we look beyond the Vicious Circle of delusion, division & destruction? After all, there is an alternative: A Virtuous Circle which lives, lets live and co-creates. Shall we try it?