Address: 5151 Cote Ste. Catherine Road
Montreal, Quebec, H3W 1M6
Canada
Phone: 514-345-2605
Fax: 514-344-2651
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Website: https://museeholocauste.ca/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mus%C3A9e-de-lHolocauste-Montr%C3A9al-78382729139
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseeHolocauste
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museeholocauste/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Daniel Amar, Executive Director
Year Established: 1979
Staff: Salaried - 12; Volunteer - 175
Days and Hours Open to the Public: https://museeholocauste.ca/en/general-information/
Type of Organization: Educational resource center and museum
Mission: The Montreal Holocaust Museum educates people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitising the public to the universal perils of antisemitism, racism, hate and indifference. Through its Museum, its commemorative programs and educational initiatives, the Montreal Holocaust Museum promotes respect for diversity and the sanctity of human life.
Services: Guided tours and survivor testimonies (on request); Collection of 13,146 artifacts and documents and 838 digitized video testimonies. Commemorative services and events. Speakers' bureau. Development of educational tools for use in schools or as pre- and post-museum visit activities on Holocaust history and Human rights issues, in English and French. Teacher training on Holocaust and human rights education. Public education events. Research and partnership with universities. Outreach and partnership with nonprofit organizations working on human rights issues. Virtual and travelling exhibitions.
Online Exhibits: Building New Lives: http://refairesavie.museeholocauste.ca/eng; United Against Genocide: Understand, Question, Prevent: http://genocide.mhmc.ca/en/; Holocaust Life Stories: http://holocaustlifestories.ca/
