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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

Now Open*

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Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Ticket sales end one hour before closing. 
The museum will be closed on Mondays through July.
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*Please note:
Our permanent exhibition will be closed periodically as we complete artifact installation.  Other areas of the museum are open and available for viewing. We apologize for any inconvenience.  View Details >

Extremism in America: A Status Report

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and Anti-Defamation League give update, assessment of current U.S. extremist activity at Inaugural Golder Family Community Forum |  Read more now >

IHMEC Responds to Shooting at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Security heightened at the museum.
Statement from Executive Director, Richard Hirschhaut | Read now >
Michael Berenbaum responds on the Jewish Daily Forward website | Read now >

Miller Family Youth Exhibition Dedicated

Sunday, June 7th - 1:00-4:00 pm | 1pm Dedication Ceremony
2:30 pm Nancy Shapiro Pikelny, storyteller | Stand Up and Tell
RSVP required

ABC News | Holocaust Museum opens youth exhibit
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Chicago Tribune Features a Tour of the Museum

Chicago Tribune | Horror and heroism featured at new Holocaust museum
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Annual Gershanov Arts & Writing Contest winners announced

Over 20 local students honored for their creative work in response to this year's contest theme: "Memory Keepers – Transform the Future"
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Read about the announcement ceremony >

Museum Now Open

Museum opens with grand ceremony in Skokie, IL.  President Bill Clinton and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel address audience with need to learn from the museum and act against ongoing genocide

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Chicago Tribune: Sunday's opening in Skokie to have powerful message of hope amid the horrors

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