The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
(USHMM) is the United States' recognized memorial to the Holocaust. Nearby the
National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM offers for the documentation,
study, and interpretation of Holocaust historical past. It is devoted to
helping leaders and citizens of the world face hatred, prevent genocide,
enhance human dignity, and enhance democracy. With an working price range of
just under $78.7 million in 2008, the Museum had a team of about 400 employees,
125 contractors, 650 volunteers, 91 Holocaust survivors, and 175,000 members.
It had regional offices in New York, Boston, Boca Raton, Chicago, Los Angeles,
and Dallas.
Since its commitment on April 22, 1993, the
Museum has had nearly 30 million guests, such as more than 8 million school
children, 91 heads of state and more than 3,500 foreign authorities from over
132 countries. The Museum's guests came from all over the world, and less than
10 percent of the Museum's guests are Jewish. The USHMM’s selections contain
more than 12,750 artifacts, 49 million pages of archival records, 80,000
historical photographs, 200,000 authorized survivors, 1,000 hours of archival
footage, 84,000 library items, and 9,000 oral history reports. It also has
teacher fellows in every state in the United States and almost 400 university
fellows from 26 countries since 1994.
How to reach ?
We strongly advise visitors to take the
Metro (subway) to the Museum as public parking in the area is very limited.
The nearest Metro stop is Smithsonian
(orange or blue line), located one block east of the Museum. Exit the station
at 12th Street and Independence Avenue and walk one block west on Independence
to 14th Street. Cross 14th Street and turn left; the Museum is the second
building on your right.
The Metro stations and Metro routes to the
Museum are accessible to wheelchair users. For more information about the
Metro, please consult the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s
website at www.wmata.com.
Parking
The Museum has no public parking facility,
but there is a paid parking lot located on D Street, SW, between 13th and 14th
Streets, and some metered parking along Independence Avenue.
For vehicles bearing the appropriate access
tags, the National Park Service has designated approximately ten accessible
parking spaces at and around the Washington Monument, along Independence Avenue
west of 14th Street, and at the Tidal Basin parking lot.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tickets
Admission : free
From March through August, timed passes are
required to enter the Permanent Exhibition. No passes are required for any
other Museum exhibitions
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Timings
Permanent and Special Exhibitions: 10 a.m.
– 5:20 p.m.
Hall of Remembrance: 10 a.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Museum Shop: 10 a.m. – 5:20 p.m.
Museum Cafe: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Library: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday–Friday
(closed all federal holidays)
Archives: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday–Friday
(closed all federal holidays)
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Location
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Washington,
DC 20024-2126
Phone Number: 202.488.0400
Website: www.ushmm.org
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