Exhibits
Finding Light in the Darkness
Through stories and artifacts of Washington State Holocaust survivors, the museum’s exhibit engages visitors in this history and challenges them to consider how each person’s actions make a difference.
Visitors can interact with video testimony from local Holocaust survivors, explore artifacts that bring history to life, and learn about local students who are upstanders in their schools and communities. Spanish translation of the exhibit is available in the museum.
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Image by Stefanie Felix
Twenty Years of Jewish Storytelling
Exhibit: May 18-June 7, 2026
In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month (May), explore Twenty Years of Jewish Storytelling, an exhibit honoring the work of the Washington State Jewish Historical Society. More than a retrospective, Twenty Years of Jewish Storytelling is a living, traveling legacy. Visitors will be invited not only to explore the past, but also to contribute to the future through its expanding digital museum, the Washington Jewish Museum. Offered in partnership with the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Image: Brenner Brothers Bakery, 1983
Celebrating Washington State Jewish History
Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from Nazi Germany to Today
Exhibit: June 28-August 9, 2026
Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from Nazi Germany to Today premiers at the Holocaust Center for Humanity. This traveling exhibit, created by the Pink Triangle Legacies Project, examines the Nazi persecution of queer and trans people and the ongoing struggle to reclaim their history. Through stories of survival, activism, and remembrance, it reveals how the struggle to reclaim LGBTQ+ history continues to shape debates over memory and civil rights today.
Partner Organizations: Congregation Beth Shalom l Hillel UW l Kol Ami, A Center for Jewish Life l Kol HaNeshamah l Seattle Jewish Community School l Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound l Stroum Jewish Community Center l Temple Beth Am
The Auschwitz Collection
Exhibit
A special collection of artifacts on temporary loan from the Auschwitz Museum in Poland. The Holocaust Center for Humanity is one of only three museums in the U.S. with artifacts from the Auschwitz Museum.
Auschwitz Collection
Architecture of Atrocity
Genocide is preventable
Genocide doesn’t happen all at once. It’s a process that builds over time that can be interrupted at various points. Understanding this escalation helps us recognize the warning signs and take action to interrupt the process before it reaches the point of genocide.
Stories Among Us: A Traveling Exhibit
Available to borrow
The Holocaust Center for Humanity’s Stories Among Us exhibit consists of nine stories from the Holocaust, as told through the experiences of survivors that live or have lived in Washington State. For details and requests to borrow, please email us.
