Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum

Voted Best Museum in the Pacific Northwest by the Seattle Times 2025 People's Choice Awards!

Temporary Exhibit: Twenty Years of Jewish Storytelling

On View 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.

Perminant Exhibit:

FInding Light in the Darkness

We invite you to tour the Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity, a museum and educational center dedicated to connecting the lessons of the Holocaust to our world today. Through stories and artifacts of local Holocaust survivors, the museum's core exhibit engages visitors in the history of the Holocaust and challenges them to consider how each person's actions make a difference.

Upcoming Temporary Exhibit:

Remembering & Resisting: LGBTQ+ History from Nazi Germany to Today

On View: June 28 - August 9, 2026

Closed July 5th, 2026.

Standard Admission:

Adults: $12 + Taxes and Fees

Students and Seniors: $7 + Taxes and Fees

Members: Free- Be sure to use the promo code on the back of your digital membership card! Not a member? Consider becoming one today by signing up on our website!

Visitors are also welcome to pay as much as they are able in advance or at the door. Tickets are valid for admission throughout the day, 10am-4pm.

If you are unable to attend our standard open hours, weekday visits can be scheduled by filling out our online Museum Visit Request Form.

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.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

The Holocaust Center for Humanity is located on the corner of 2nd Ave and Lenora St.

Street parking is available, but be advised that the 2-hour limit is strictly enforced.

Paid Parking Lots:

• 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 (You can find schedules, maps, and a trip planner on the King County Metro Transit website.)

• Nearby stops: 2nd Ave & Lenora St bus stop (on our block), 3rd Ave & Virginia St bus stop (one block away), Westlake Link Light Rail Station (five blocks away, on Pine St between 3rd & 4th Aves).

The Holocaust Center for Humanity may photograph, film, or videotape visitors for educational and promotional purposes. Purchase and use of a ticket is implied consent for the use of the holder's likeness, voice, or video image for marketing purposes.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity, 2045 2nd Avenue, Seattle, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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