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09 Apr

Perceptions of the past, historical canons, historical distortion and socialisation.

Call for paper International conference at Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest Perceptions of the past, historical canons, historical distortion and socialisation. Theoretical approaches to history. 12-13 November 2025. The past can only be grasped in its social and cultural contexts, woven into discourses and canons of memory, with different interpretations and perceptions from group to

02 Apr

The Memorial Day of the Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust

THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE COMMEMORATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE MEMORIAL DAY OF THE HUNGARIAN VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST ON WEDNESDAY, 16. APRIL 2025. AT 11:00 AM IN THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM. (1094 Budapest, 39 Páva street) WELCOME SPEECH BY: Prof. Dr. Andor Grósz, Chairman of the Board, Holocaust Memorial Center

28 Feb

The Screening of Lackenbach Meine Kehillah

We are cordially invite you to the Screening of Lackenbach Meine Kehillah With the history of the Jewish community of Lackenbach, the new documentary by the Burgenland-based Terra Film, produced by Norbert Blecha, brings a piece of Burgenland’s historical and cultural heritage into the public spotlight. The documentary focuses on the fate of selected individuals

15 Jan

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Holocaust Museum in Budapest cordially invites you to the commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day beginning at 12 am on Monday, January 27, 2025. 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 camp,

13 Jan

Covered by pictures. Snapshots of the forced labor service book presentation

The Holocaust Museum cordially invite you to the book presentation and the following panel discussion of Covered by pictures Snapshots of the forced labor service The history of the Hungarian forced labor service contains a series of events closely connected to the Holocaust in multiple ways. This unarmed labor service existed for five lengthy years

13 Dec

December opening hours

The opening hours of the Holocaust Memorial Centre will be changed as follows: Last day open: Friday 20 December 2024 First day of reopening: Tuesday 7 January 2025 We wish all our dear followers a happy festive season!

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