Holocaust Museum Houston
Celebration of Hope
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin HMH for a “Celebration of Hope” Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly affair is part of the free admission weekend before the museum closes July 24 and relocates during its recently announced $33.8 million expansion. Activities include live music, food trucks, poetry readings by Writers Resist: Houston, kids’ butterfly …
The Boniuk Library Book Club Discussion of “Prudence” by David Treuer
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin The Boniuk Library Book as Holocaust Museum Houston librarian Maria Harris facilitates a discussion of “Prudence” by David Treuer. This novel tells the story of an American bombardier. When his farewell departure for World War II is shattered by an act of violence involving an escaped German soldier, bombardier Frankie Washburn witnesses the unfolding …
Vedem: the Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesThis multimedia art exhibition deconstructs and reinterprets the literary work of a secret society of Jewish boys, who created the longest-running underground magazine in any Nazi camp. Using a combination of pop-art graphics, drawings, paintings, and the prose and poetry of adolescent prisoners in the Terezin Ghetto, the exhibit explores 83 weekly issues of the …
The Boniuk Library Book Club Discussion of “The Monuments Men” by Robert M. Edsel
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin The Boniuk Library Book as Holocaust Museum Houston librarian Maria Harris facilitates a discussion of “The Monuments Men” by Robert M. Edsel. This book tells the previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's …
The Boniuk Library Book Club Discussion of “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin The Boniuk Library Book as Holocaust Museum Houston librarian Maria Harris facilitates a discussion of “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah. This novel tells the story of Vianne and Isabelle, who have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Vianne lives a quiet and content life in the …
The Boniuk Library Book Club Discussion of “Charlotte” by David Foenkinos
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesJoin The Boniuk Library Book as Holocaust Museum Houston librarian Maria Harris facilitates a discussion of “Charlotte” by David Foenkinos. This tribute to the tragic life and transcendent art of Holocaust victim Charlotte Salomon depicts a young World War II artist from Berlin who embraces life in the aftermath of a devastating suicide before escaping …
A Celebration of Survival by Barbara Hines
Holocaust Museum Houston 5401 Caroline St., Houston, TX, United StatesAn immersive exhibition designed to honor the heroes, victims, and survivors of the Holocaust, “A Celebration of Survival,” by Barbara Hines, masterfully addresses the Holocaust framed in a message of redemption and forgiveness. On view at Holocaust Museum Houston’s Mincberg Gallery January 20 through May 30, 2017, “A Celebration of Survival” inspires visitors to focus …