Swedish Holocaust Museum

Swedish Holocaust Museum is a historical museum located in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The museum is currently being headed by Katherine Hauptman.[2]

History

The idea of museum was proposed in 2018 by Polish-born Holocaust survivor, Max Safir.[3]

In 2020, the government of Sweden announced that they will establish a museum in the memory of the Holocaust and allocated $1.1 million for the project.[4][5]

In June 2022, the museum was inaugurated by the Swedish Minister of Culture, Jeanette Gustafsdotter.[6]

References
  1. "Swedish Holocaust Museum, Slated for a 2022 Opening, to be Based in Stockholm". Haaretz.
  2. Christodoulou, Loukas (16 June 2022). "Sweden's Holocaust Museum first in Europe to host interactive testimony". Sveriges Radio.
  3. "Sweden allocates $1.1 million to start work on its first Holocaust museum". The Times of Israel.
  4. "The Swedish Holocaust Museum will be established in Stockholm". 27 January 2021.
  5. "Sweden allocates $1.1 million to start work on its first Holocaust museum". The Times of Israel.
  6. "New Swedish Holocaust Museum Inaugurated in Stockholm".

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