Hours:
Sunday: 10am-4pm
First Thursday: 4pm-7pm*
*Free First Thursdays! Check out special exhibitions. Refreshments available. No tickets needed.
The museum will be closed on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
Museum members can enjoy unlimited admission as well as other benefits.
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Student Field Trips and Adult Group Tours
Trained docents and museum educators are available to lead these group experiences. Field trips and groups tours can be scheduled on weekdays and Sundays.
- Schedule a field trip
- Schedule a group visit
2045 2nd Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 582-3000
Finding Light in the Darkness
Exhibit
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.
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.
Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from Nazi Germany to Today
exhibit: July 12 - August 9, 2026
Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from Nazi Germany to Today premiers on the West Coast at the Holocaust Center for Humanity. This traveling exhibit, created by the Pink Triangles Legacy 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.
"The first moment I stepped into the door, I was in awe." - Visitor
Ask a Survivor
First sunday of each month*
When Peter Metzelaar was 7, the Nazis seized his entire family except for Peter and his mother. With the help of the Dutch Underground, Peter and his mother were sheltered by rescuers in Holland.
After the war, Peter and his mother immigrated to the United States. Although Peter spoke no English when he first arrived in the country, he worked hard in school and went on to have a successful career as a radiology technologist. Today, he continues to be an active member of the Holocaust Center for Humanity's Speakers Bureau.
On the first Sunday of every month, Peter is available in our museum* to answer questions from the public and tell his personal story. This is a rare opportunity to hear the experiences of a Holocaust survivor in person.
* There occasionally arise circumstances where Peter cannot be in the museum as planned. Please call ahead to confirm or check our calendar for specific dates when Peter will be in the museum.
Security
All bags are subject to search, and weapons of any type are strictly not allowed in the museum, including guns, knives (even pocket knives), and pepper spray.
Directions and Parking
I-5 North
- Take the Seneca Street Exit, Exit 165, on the left
- Turn slight left onto Seneca Street
- Turn Right onto 4th Avenue
- Turn Left onto Lenora Street (Lenora is right after Virginia. If you reach Blanchard, you just passed it.)
- Turn Left onto 2nd Ave (the Holocaust Center is on the corner on the right)
I-5 south
- Merge onto Union Street via Exit 165B
- Turn Right onto 4th Avenue
- Turn Left onto Lenora Street (Lenora is right after Virginia. If you reach Blanchard, you just passed it.)
- Turn Left onto 2nd Ave (the Holocaust Center is on the corner on the right)
Parking
- Securities Building parking garage, access from 3rd or 4th Avenues between Virginia and Stewart
- Third & Stewart garage, access from Stewart between 2nd and 3rd
- There is also paid and metered street parking
Public Transit
Free access provided to the programs, events, or activities is supported, in part, by 4Culture