the new melbourne holocaust museum
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Melbourne Holocaust Museum

The redeveloped Melbourne Holocaust Museum will soon be open to the public
  • Museums | History
  • Elsternwick
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Time Out says

After a substantial rebuild and redevelopment over the past three years, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) will open its doors again this November 12.

The Elsternwick museum, formerly known as the Jewish Holocaust Centre, was founded by survivors in 1984 and serves as Australia's largest institution dedicated to Holocaust education, research and remembrance. The new facility will feature two museums, one for a younger audience and one designed as a special memorial space.

Far more than just an award-winning museum and education centre, the MHM houses a vast collection of eyewitness testimonies, historical documents and artefacts from the Holocaust.  

To keep up to date with the new opening times and for more information, visit the MHM website here.

Details

Address
13-15 Selwyn St
Elsternwick
Melbourne
3185

What’s on

Hidden: Seven Children Saved

Despite the Holocaust occurring halfway across the globe 80 years ago, its lessons continue to be crucially important to Australians today. Melbourne Holocaust Museum’s Hidden: Seven Children Saved exhibition is focused on educating Melburnians on the Holocaust experiences of seven (now-local) children, to inspire greater understanding of these vital lessons. Interactive displays show visitors what it would have been like for a child to hide in such a volatile time, and how acts of kindness from the community made all the difference. Replica rooms, mini towns, soundscapes, moving images and projections make it an interesting and educational display for families (with kids ten years plus) to visit during the school holidays. The immersive storytelling of the exhibition is so powerful that it won the esteemed Victorian Museums and Galleries Award and the Social Impact Award from the Australian Museums and Galleries Association in 2024. You can find the Melbourne Holocaust Museum in the vibrant suburb of Elsternwick, just 15 minutes from Flinders Street Station. Child and concession tickets are just $10, and adults $12. Book yours here.
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