The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (formerly the Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education and Tolerance) is a history education museum in Dallas, Texas, in the West End Historic District at the southeast corner of N. Houston Street and Ross Avenue. Its mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference. It features climate-controlled archives and a research library to expand education.[1]
The current facility opened on September 18, 2019.[2]
Former name | Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education and Tolerance |
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Established | 1984 |
Location | 300 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202 |
Coordinates | 32°46′49″N 96°48′27″W / 32.780278°N 96.8075°W |
Type | Holocaust / human rights museum |
Visitors | +80,000 annually (2018) |
President | Mary Pat Higgins |
Architect | Omniplan |
Public transit access | DART - West End station |
Nearest car park | 333 N Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202 |
Website | Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum |
Kingman-Texas Building | |
Location | 209-211 N. Record St. |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
Part of | West End Historic District (ID78002918[3]) |
DLMKHD No. | H/2 (West End HD) |
Significant dates | |
Designated CP | November 14, 1978 |
Designated DLMKHD | October 6, 1975[4] |