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Our mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference.
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For media or press inquiries only, please contact Jessica Whitt Garner or Caitlin Burke.
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Public Statements View Allchevron_right
Statement on Antisemitism on College Campuses
April 22, 2024
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is sickened by the hateful rhetoric and actions occurring in the protests at Columbia University, and similar protests on other university and college campuses across the country.
Statement on Harassment of Dallas City Council Member
February 12, 2024
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum strongly condemns the harassment of Dallas City Council member, Cara Mendelsohn, which has been ongoing for months and culminated in the vandalism of her home with vile antisemitic graffiti on Saturday.
Statement on Hate Crime Attack in Austin
February 9, 2024
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum condemns the violent attack on a Palestinian American man in Austin, Texas, which has been classified as a hate crime by the Austin Police Department.
Statement on Demonstrators with the Nazi Swastika Flag
November 27, 2023
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is disgusted by demonstrators near a Dallas synagogue this past Saturday who spewed hatred through displaying antisemitic images of Jews and brandishing a Nazi swastika flag.
Press Releases View Allchevron_right
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Opens Special Exhibition: "Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes"
February 1, 2024
On view from February 9 to July 14, women’s roles in history are explored through more than 100 pairs of shoes spanning nearly 200 years.
DFW School Districts Enter into “Upstander Partnership” with Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Bringing Valuable Museum Curricula into the Classroom
August 16, 2023
Dallas ISD joins Coppell ISD to integrate custom TEKS-aligned educational resources for grades K-12.
Special Exhibition on Black Citizenship in the Jim Crow Era Explores Hard Truth of Post-Slavery from Reconstruction to World War I, Opening July 20 at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
June 27, 2023
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is pleased to announce a new special exhibition, Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, opening to the public on July 20, 2023, exploring the life of Black Americans in the 50 years following the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is a 2023 Blue Star Museum
May 18, 2023
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum announced it will continue its partnership in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission this summer at museums nationwide to active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.
Recent News View Allchevron_right
A Jewish-Herald Voice article on the Texas Jewish Historical Society’s Annual Gathering held in Richardson mentions that the Museum’s Director of Library and Archives, Felicia Williamson, spoke at the event.
April 25, 2024
A Dallas Morning News article on the March unveiling of a new brand identity for Dallas, spearheaded by Visit Dallas, mentions that Museum President and CEO Mary Pat Higgins spoke at the event.
April 24, 2024
A Pauls Valley Democrat article covers a Pauls Valley High School educator trip to the Museum.
April 24, 2024
A University of Cincinnati article on a student trip to Dallas mentions that the students visited the Museum.
April 23, 2024
Recent Photos
Spring Fundraiser 2024
Spring Fundraiser 2024
Hope for Humanity 2023
Hope for Humanity 2023
PRESS KIT
To receive a Museum Press Kit, please contact Caitlin Burke, Communications Manager, at cburke@dhhrm.org or 469-399-5214.