Open: Mon-Fri: 9AM to 5PM | Sat-Sun 11AM to 5 PM

VIRGINIA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM welcome to Open Seven Days A Week Exterior of VHM Building The new front entrance of the VHM complete with new train tracks on the floor. Outside of the VHM leading up to the Museum's front doors The Dachau exhibit at VHM showing bunks filled with prisoners on the left, a striped uniform with a Jewish star on it in the center, and a German desk with a typewriter on iy on the right. the DP Camp exhibit at the VHM showing black and white cutouts of former prisoners holding signs looking for a new home
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Welcome to the Virginia Holocaust Museum

What our visitors say about their experience to the Virginia Holocaust Museum

About The Virginia Holocaust Museum

Founded in 1997, the Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) is a place for Holocaust remembrance, preservation and education. With more than 120,000 square feet of space, the Museum uses its unique exhibits, programming, and outreach to teach about the dangers of hate, prejudice and indifference.

Permanent Exhibits

The permanent exhibits at the Museum narrate the complex and sobering history of the Holocaust. As visitors progress through these exhibits... Learn More

 

Community Programs

Each spring we commemorate Yom HaShaoh at the museum. And each fall we host our Annual Meeting at the Museum as well. Learn More

 

Outreach

Above is a snapshot of our Violins of Hope Concert with the Richmond Symphony held at Richmond's Cathedral of the Sacred Heart church. We also have a vibrant Speakers Bureau where we can match your group with one of our survivor speakers. Learn More

 

Plan Your Visit

The Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) is located at 2000 East Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia. Free parking is easily accessible in our private parking lot adjacent to our front doors.

Plan Your Visit

The Museum is open seven days a week. Parking is free and located right across from our front doors. Admission is free, but we do suggest a donation of $6 per person. Learn More

Holocaust liberator AlAN Moskin sitting in a gray chair while being filmed for DIT.

Dimensions in Testimony Theater

Coming Soon! Our Dimensions in Testimony theater from USC Shoah Foundation is under construction. Stay tuned for updates.

A docent leading a Museum group tour for middle school children.

Group Tours

Close to 50,000 individuals tour the Museum each year. We offer Group Tours for groups with 10 or more individuals.  Learn More.

Take a Virtual Tour of the Museum

For those who cannot visit the Virginia Holocaust Museum in person, we now offer a virtual museum tour. Click on the screen to the right. You will hear from our President and Executive Director, Samuel Asher, who will share why our mission is so personal to him and his family. Then, the Director of Guest Services, Matthew Simpson, will guide you through our permanent exhibits as if you were walking alongside him.

Museum Venues

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    Choral Synagogue

    The Museum’s synagogue is a recreation of Kovno, Lithuania’s famous Choral Synagogue, a superb example of the of the second half of the nineteenth century…

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    TEI Classroom

    The TEI classroom offers 5300 square feet of space. For a seated, lecture-style event, the classroom has a maximum capacity of 100. The classroom is…

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    Weinstein Gallery

    The Weinstein Gallery, located just past the Tower of Rememebrance, is a space dedicated to showcasing the Museum’s featured temporay exhibits. Although we do not…

In the news

Virginia Holocaust Museums' logo - a blue cirlce with the letters VHM in the center.

About

LOCATION
2000 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23223

PARKING
Free, off-street parking directly across from the Museum on East Cary Street

PHONE & FAX
P: (804) 257-5400
F: (804) 257-4314

ADMISSION
Admission is free. However, to ensure we can fulfil our mission, we suggest a $6 per person donation for those who can afford to do so.

HOURS
Mon–Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat–Sun: 11 AM – 5 PM

The Museum is closed on the following days in 2024:

Easter, Rosh Hashanah (the first day), Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving (close early on Wednesday, November 27 at 1 pm and all day Thursday, November 28), Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve & New Year's Day

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