The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre commends the South Australian Parliament for passing groundbreaking legislation that bans the public display of the Nazi Swastika, a symbol synonymous with hate and intolerance. This historic decision is a significant step towards promoting a community free from hate and discrimination. The passage of this legislation […]
South Australian Parliament passes landmark legislation banning Nazi Swastikas
Adelaide Holocaust Museum appoints new CEO
The Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Steiner Education Centre is proud to announce the appointment of Annetay Henderson-Sapir as its new Museum Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Selected through a rigorous and competitive executive recruitment process, Annetay Henderson-Sapir brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role. An accomplished senior executive and non-executive […]
AHMSEC’s work acknowledged during SA Parliamentary debate
The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre was grateful to be acknowledged in the SA Parliament this week, as the House of Assembly led by The Honourable David Speirs MP, Leader of the Opposition, recognised International Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27. The debate received bi partisan support from The Honorable John Fulbrook MP, Member […]
Museum Closure Dates 2024
The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 1PM to 4PM and on Sundays from 11AM to 3PM. We encourage our visitors to purchase their tickets in advance. In 2024 the museum is closed on the following holidays Sunday 31 March – Closed […]
2023 History Festival – Museum After Five
PAST PRESENT WONDER – In Conversation Series Join us for this fascinating In Conversation Series as part of South Australia’s History Festival during the month of May. The program features South Australian Holocaust survivors and descendants contemplating the theme of this year’s History Festival – Past Present Wonder and the ways in which the memory […]
Museum Sunday Talks
Connecting Distant Stories: Remembering and Reconnecting, 6 November, 3 pm Join Kathy Baykitch, Centre Director in conversation with museum volunteer, Nick Nash about reconnecting with his Jewish family history and his exploration of the impact of assimilation and choices made about identity. In 2012, Nick Nash visited his family in England. While browsing through family […]
Museum After Five
In Conversation: Curating Trauma, Thursday 3 November, 5:30 pm Join our Education Coordinator Tamas Lorincz in conversation with our Curator Pauline Cockrill discussing the challenges of curating trauma narratives such as the Holocaust. How do you tell these stories with truth and compassion and yet maintain the wellbeing of not only your audience but also […]
The Plum Story
During the the annual communal Yom HaShoah Commemoration at the museum, Pam Rachootin shared this moving testimonial about her mother, Anni.
A little bit of Adelaide in Melbourne
Kathy and Pauline discovered an unexpected little bit of Adelaide in Melbourne when they were visiting the Jewish Museum of Australia in St Kilda last month.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022
nvite you to join us for the Australia-wide, virtual commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the Liberation of Auschwitz on Thursday 27 January at 7:00pm ACDT.
The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation, past, present and future, and the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. AHMSEC stands on Kaurna land.
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