Human Rights Day Programming at Holocaust Museum Houston

Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) is hosting free admission on Human Rights Day, Saturday, December 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Museum’s Lester and Sue Smith Campus, 5401 Caroline Street. Presented by Perry Homes Foundation, visitors can celebrate Human Rights Day by exploring the Museum’s galleries and participating in family-friendly programming, drop-in tours and more.

Free admission includes access to HMH’s Holocaust, Human Rights, Diaries and Samuel Bak galleries along with entry to the featured exhibition, HOPE: Stories of Houston Survivors. Guests can learn more about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and human rights heroes such as Dolores Huerta, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malala Yousafzai, Elie Wiesel, Harvey Milk and others in the Museum’s Lester and Sue Smith Human Rights Gallery. Eight local human rights organizations will host booths onsite and special programming is scheduled throughout the day.

Guests are encouraged to participate in drop-in tours, bilingual storytime in the Boniuk Library and arts and crafts for kids with HTX Art. The Museum’s Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater will host a talk with Holocaust Survivor Dr. Anna Steinberger, a children’s magic show with 2nd generation Holocaust Survivor Hy Penn, also known as “The Great Hydini,” and a performance by Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus. Special thanks to H-E-B for supplying snacks while they last.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The UDHR is a milestone document that proclaims 30 inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.

Find the full schedule of events here. Reserve free admission tickets in advance here.