Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies
- DHHRM
Address
Phone
+1 469-399-5220
History
Founded in 1984 by a group of Dallas area Holocaust Survivors, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is dedicated to teaching the history of the Holocaust and advancing human rights to combat prejudice, hatred and indifference. Located in Dallas’ Historic West End, the Museum hosted more than 80,000 visitors in 2018, among them 34,000 school children. A top-rated attraction in North Texas, the Museum is one of just a few Holocaust-related museums or centers in the United States and the only Holocaust museum serving North Central Texas, as well as the adjacent states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. The Museum has been recognized for its compelling and creative programming, internationally recognized exhibits, and world-class speakers.
Records Management and Collecting Policies
Archival and Other Holdings
The archives are housed in a climate-controlled vault that contains our growing collection of artifacts, documents, and photographs. The Helen and Frank Risch Family Library & Archives is also available for researchers upon request.
Opening Times
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesday
Conditions of Access
Full access sites offer the 54,000+ video testimonies in the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive to researchers searching on the Museum’s premises. Use of this database is by appointment only.
The Library Collection at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum contains approximately 3,500 volumes available for use in the reading room.
Accessibility
The Museum is accessible to people with disabilities and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Museum entrances, interior travel routes, theaters, and restrooms meet these standards.
Service animals, as defined by the ADA, are welcome.
Before coming to the Museum, families and individuals with sensory needs can download the free KultureCity app to read about sensory features that are available in the Museum and where to find them. The app includes a “Social Story” that provides a preview of what to expect during a visit.
Video and interactive components in the permanent exhibition are captioned in English and Spanish. The Museum offers a free, downloadable 90-minute phone-based app with a self-guided tour in English and in Spanish.
Reproduction Services
Photography is permitted in the Museum providing it is conducted without disruption to Museum operations and visitor experiences and does not affect the safety of the exhibitions and artifacts. Flash, video, or live-streaming is prohibited.
Photocopies and/or scans are available upon request. Please read the Photocopy and Scan Policy for more information.
If you wish to submit a photocopy or scan request, please fill out the Photocopy and Scan Request Form and submit it to the Archivist.