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Following guidelines set forth by medical professionals and Governor Ralph Northam, the Virginia Holocaust Museum will require masks for entry to the museum. We are also asking guests to sign a mandatory waiver and register to enter the museum, which can be done here.
As a safety precaution, we will limit the number of guests in the museum at one time. And, once in the museum, please practice safe social distancing. Signs and floormats have been placed throughout the museum to remind our guests of spacing.
Monday–Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am–5pm
Closed Easter, First Day of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years Eve and New Years Day.
The VHM closes at 1PM the day before Thanksgiving.
Admission
The Virginia Holocaust Museum is always free and open to the public. At this time we are asking guests to register online prior to entering the museum.
Parking
Free parking is provided for museum guests in our lot on Cary Street
Buses may park in the overflow parking on Dock Street.
Location
2000 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223
Upcoming Events
New Visiting Guidelines
Following guidelines set forth by medical professionals and Governor Ralph Northam, the Virginia Holocaust Museum will require masks for entry to the museum. We are also asking guests to sign a mandatory waiver and register to enter the museum, which can be done online. As a safety precaution, we will limit the number of guests in the museum at one time. And, once in the museum, please practice safe social distancing. Signs and floormats have been placed throughout the museum to remind our guests of spacing.
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There were 53 entries into the competition with over 20 schools represented.



As a safety precaution, we will limit the number of guests in the museum at one time. And, once in the museum, please practice safe social distancing. Signs and floormats have been placed throughout the museum to remind our guests of spacing.



To request a survivor speaker please click the Learn More button below.

who were recognized as
“Righteous Among the Nations."

the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
and Yad Vashem



Oswiecim
Virginia Holocaust Museum.
Designed as a commemoration to local survivors who endured
this notorious camp, it serves to the illustrate its significance
within Nazi ideology.








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Museum News
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15 Apr
Yom HaShoah 2021
Read moreThe Virginia Holocaust Museum hosted our virtual 2021 Yom HaShoah commemoration on Sunday, April 11. Every year, we pause to remember and honor the Six
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23 Feb
Director’s Report February 2021
Read morePlease use the following link to read our February Director’s Report. Click here
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04 Feb
VIRTUAL CLASSICAL CONCERT
Read morePerformed on Sunday, January 31, 2021 View Recording Here Live-Streamed from the Sanctuary at Congregation Beth Ahabah Jocelyn Vorenberg Violinist for the Richmond Symphony Michelle
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