18 Oct

Churches in a period of political transition

The Holocaust Museum and the Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences cordially invites you to Churches in a period of political transition International conference – Holocaust Memorial Centre, Budapest In the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the collapse of the state socialist political regimes and the subsequent disintegration of the

04 Oct

“His return home is undesirable” Ordinary people and the Holocaust

The Holocaust Musem cordially invites you to the opening ceremony of its new temporary exhibition entitled “His return home is undesirable” Ordinary people and the Holocaust Our temporary exhibition aims to give a comprehensive, socio-historical, yet humanistic picture of Jewish persecution in Budapest. By following the lives of members of five different occupational groups, we

10 Sep

„…föl kell ébreszteni bennük… az emberi méltóságukat…” – Book presentation

The Holocaust Museum cordially invite you to the book presentation and the following panel discussion of „…föl kell ébreszteni bennük… az emberi méltóságukat…” Cigányságkép a Horthy-korabeli sajtóban (1919–1945) If one searches the relevant literature in the mokka.odr database using the keyword “gypsy question”, one is confronted with the fact that the scientific formulation and research

10 Sep

Imperial Transition 1919-1920. What Next? International conference

The Holocaust Museum cordially invites you to the Imperial Transition 1919-1920. What Next? International conference – Holocaust Museum, Budapest – 16‒17 September 2024. The Paris Peace Treaties (1920), concluding World War I, transformed dynastic em-pires and pre-existing structures. Ethnic self-identification, which gained prominence during the war, became the foundation for new national policies, inherently carrying

08 May

Recent challenges of Holocaust musealisation. Museums and memorial sites as spaces for Holocaust remembrance.

The Holocaust Memorial Center cordially invites you to the Recent challenges of Holocaust musealisation. Museums and memorial sites as spaces for Holocaust remembrance. International conference – Holocaust Memorial Centre, Budapest – 30‒31 May 2024. Holocaust becomes part of national and local memory when local people feel that it became their own story. Museums are important

08 May

„DIFFERENT RACE, DIFFERENT RELIGION, DIFFERENT DESTINY” The History of the Hungarian Holocaust

The Holocaust Documentation Center and Memorial Collection Public Foundation cordially invite you to the book presentation and the following panel discussion of „DIFFERENT RACE, DIFFERENT RELIGION, DIFFERENT DESTINY” The History of the Hungarian Holocaust This volume’s thematic studies give a detailed picture of the intentions of certain power structures in memory politics. Some of the

08 Mar

Fragmented Memories – Holocaust Education in the 21st Century

Fragmented Memories – Holocaust Education in the 21st Century International Conference for Museum Educators and Teachers The Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest organises an international educational conference “Fragmented Memories: Holocaust Education in the 21st century” to be held on 18 April 2024 in Budapest. Location: 1094 Budapest, 39. Páva street Date: 18 April 2024 at

11 Jan

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 2024

The Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest cordially invites you to the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day beginning at 11:30 am on Friday, January 26, 2024. In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated 27 January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest and most notorious Nazi death