Established in 1995 by a local Christian family, we are the only dedicated Holocaust Museum and Education Centre in the UK, and the only Holocaust Centre established by a non-Jewish organisation. 

Our flexible education programs are suitable from KS2 through secondary school and A-levels all the way to university groups and teacher training events. Our experienced educators will approach your chosen topic in an age appropriate and sensitive way.

We can offer a range of curriculum links for your visit to us, including History, RE, PSHE and Citizenship, Literacy, Art, and Photography. Alternatively you can get in touch to arrange a bespoke session that meets your needs.

Our School Programmes

Primary Visits
The Journey Exhibition

Built to teach KS2 children about the Holocaust, this is a 4-hour educator led program looking at the lives of young Jewish children during this time. The exhibition provides a stimulating and unique experience to engage in Leo’s story. Leo is a composite character based on genuine survivor testimonies. As a young German boy, Leo narrates and informs us of the struggles and choices his family had to make in Germany, 1938 and the consequences of these choices

Secondary Visits
The Holocaust Exhibition

This permanent exhibition comprehensive overview of the historical events of the Holocaust. Supported by artefacts, oral history, and archive footage, this exhibition is suitable for most secondary school audiences to deepen their knowledge of this period. This 4.5-hour educator led program is designed for KS3 and KS4 students and considers the choices made by ordinary people- as perpetrators; bystanders; upstanders; victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

The Memorial Gardens

Students are given the opportunity to explore our beautiful Memorial gardens, and to lay a stone on our Children’s memorial, in tribute to one of the 1.5 million individual children who were murdered during the Holocaust.

Our Survivor Speakers

Where possible, students are given the opportunity to hear the testimony of a survivor of the Holocaust either in person or via zoom. Where a survivor is unavailable, students are given access to interactive testimony via our Forever Project.

The Forever Project

The Forever Project – an award-winning interactive experience, lets you not only experience a survivor talk but have a question-and-answer session too

We can come to you

Online and in person Outreach sessions available

Teacher Training available September 2022 – Booking opens soon on our website www.Holocaust.org.uk