Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said: “With its understanding of basic human rights for all people, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum serves as a beacon even beyond our City and our state,” said Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. “I hope this will also serve as a reminder that, as we strive to be a city of Upstanders and plan for the needs of the future, we must also address the gravity of history.”
The new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is located at 300 N. Houston Street in the historic West End district of Downtown Dallas.
About the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
The mission of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference. Initially conceived in 1977 by local Holocaust Survivors, the institution was officially founded in 1984 as the Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies in the basement of the Jewish Community Center of Dallas. In 2005, the center relocated to a transitional space in downtown as the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance where demand from school groups and visitors soon proved the need for a significantly larger permanent home.