PERMANENT EXHIBITION
The permanent exhibition of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre focusses on the history of the Holocaust and combines text, archival photographs and film footage, documents, multimedia displays and recreated environments.
The display includes a section on the history of genocide, including the 1994 genocide in Rwanda against the Tutsi, the pseudo-science of ‘race’; the roots of antisemitism; and the institutionalised racism of Apartheid.
A special part of our exhibition is our Anne Frank space where we were granted permission by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to create a world first: a reconstruction of Anne’s room in the secret hiding place.
“Something that must never be forgotten. I have visited many Holocaust museums – a fitting tribute.”
Visitor to the DHGC, January 2020
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
Our Garden of Remembrance serves the purpose of providing a still and tranquil setting for reflection for all visitors once they have completed viewing the exhibition.
This garden is also home to our Children’s Memorial, where visiting learners are encouraged to place stones in remembrance of the many childen who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
Our Garden of Remembrance serves the purpose of providing a still and tranquil setting for reflection for all visitors once they have completed viewing the exhibition.
This garden is also home to our children’s memorial, where visiting learners are encouraged to place stones in remembrance of the many childen who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
“An amazing exhibition. I was amazed by how many new facts I learnt! I have visited other exhibitions, but this one was quite unique.”
Visitor to the DHGC, February 2020
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
The DHGC has had the privilege of hosting a number of temporary exhibitions from around the world which give a unique look into specific stories and topics relating to the Holocaust. These exhibitions are a great source of enrichment for all our visitors and are also often utilised in our sessions with school and university groups.
Exhibitions that we have had the privilege to host include, The Promise, Deadly Medicine, In Whom Can I Still Trust, Surviving History, Children Soldiers, Statelessness, Hidden Letters, Richard Wiesel’s Objects from the Concentration Camps, Seeing Auswitch and many more.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
The DHGC has had the privilege of hosting a number of temporary exhibitions from around the world which give a unique look into specific stories and topics relating to the Holocaust. These exhibitions are a great source of enrichment for all our visitors and are also often utilised in our sessions with school and university groups.
Exhibitions that we have had the privilege to host include, The Promise, Deadly Medicine, In Whom Can I Still Trust, Surviving History, Children Soldiers, Statelessness, Hidden Letters, Richard Wiesel’s Objects from the Concentration Camps and many more.
“What an impressive and moving exhibition. Would definitely recommend friends and family to visit. Hard to put into words the emotions it brings to one.”
Visitor to the DHGC, July 2018
ARTEFACT PROJECT
The Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre strives to be a place of memory and learning. In early 2021, the Centre completed a project collecting personal stories and artefacts to add to our exhibition. The new sections include testimony and personal possessions of some Holocaust survivors who settled in Durban to ensure that the stories of Durban survivors and their families will be preserved in perpetuity.
In light of these changes, we invite you to visit the DHGC and explore the exhibition.
ARTEFACT PROJECT
The Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre strives to be a place of memory and learning. In early 2021, the Centre completed a project collecting personal stories and artefacts to add to our exhibition. The new sections include testimony and personal possessions of some Holocaust survivors who settled in Durban to ensure that the stories of Durban survivors and their families will be preserved in perpetuity.
In light of these changes, we invite you to visit the DHGC and explore the exhibition.
“I have visited many Holocaust Museums – from DC to Israel but this Durban museum touches me most.”