The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center is located at 715 N. Oregon in the city and county of El Paso, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum was founded in 1994 by Holocaust survivor Henry Kellen.
Admission to the museum is free, but donations of any amount are appreciated.
Free Parking
Directly Adjacent to Museum at corner of Yandell Dr. & El Paso St.
HOURS
Monday: Closed
Tue - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat & Sun: 1 - 5pm
Visitors to the Museum will learn about the Holocaust through its permanent exhibit, which features a number of multi-media galleries that chronicle the events of the Holocaust. The lessons in these galleries include: Life in Europe before the Nazi Party; the Rise of the Nazi Party; the Use of Nazi Propaganda; Kristallnacht ; Life in the Ghettos; Transportation by Railcars to the Camps; Life and Death in Nazi Concentration Camps; Liberation by the Allied Forces; the Righteous Among the Nations; a Memorial and Reflection Room; and a Gallery of El Paso Holocaust Survivors.
All of the materials in the Museum’s galleries are presented in both English and Spanish. The Museum was designed by El Paso artist Victor Mireles.
Additionally, the Museum offers year-round programming to supplement the lessons of the Holocaust. These include a Book Club, speaker presentations, a summer camp, educational workshops and an annual Holocaust Remembrance Commemoration. The Robert & Sara Shiloff Library & Study Center is also open to the public and offers thousands of Holocaust-related books for research purposes.
The Museum is a nonprofit organization led by a dedicated Board of Directors, a staff of four employees and dozens of dedicated volunteers. The Museum does not charge admission but welcomes donations by visitors.
EPHM, which is a private nonprofit, relies on grants, membership dues, donations and annual fundraisers. Recent granting organizations include the City of El Paso’s Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, the Jewish Federation of El Paso, the Robert and Evelyn McKee Foundation and the Shiloff Family Foundation.
Accessible parking is available in the lot behind the museum, with barrier-free access over to the front door. Inside, the only place that isn’t wheelchair-accessible is the railcar – which has steps – but there’s an alternate accessible pathway around that exhibit.
The exhibits are laid out in chronological order, and include information on life before the Holocaust, events leading up to it, the horrors of the concentration camps, and the aftermath of this humanitarian crisis. Video clips and photographs provide some historical context, while uniforms, personal effects and family treasures put a human face on this horrific event. The photographs of the allies liberating the concentration camps are especially moving.
