Traveling Exhibit on the Holocaust

Presented by The Zekelman Holocaust Center, this multi-panel Holocaust exhibit is traveling across Michigan, teaching visitors through local survivor stories, archival images, art, and historical events.

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About the Exhibit

Our brand-new traveling exhibition, The Holocaust: History, Memory, and Michigan Voices, is bringing vital Holocaust education and reflections to communities across the state. This multi-panel exhibition guides visitors through the history of the Holocaust, including the rise of antisemitism in Europe, the ascent of the Nazi regime, and the progression from discrimination to mass violence and liberation.

At its heart are the voices of local Holocaust survivors—4,000 of whom rebuilt their lives in Michigan—reminding us that history is not only something we study, but something lived and carried forward.

What Will Visitors Learn?

A central theme of the exhibit is choice and the responsibility that comes with it.

Visitors are invited to consider how individuals and societies made decisions that enabled persecution, as well as the courage of those who resisted. Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn about:

  • Vibrant Jewish life before the Holocaust
  • The rise of Nazi ideology and the normalization of antisemitism
  • Escalating persecution, from legal discrimination to ghettoization and mass violence
  • Acts of resistance, resilience, and moral courage
  • Liberation and the rebuilding of lives, including in Michigan
Traveling Exhibit Art Expansion Educational Programming

Exhibit Content Expansion

Art as Resistance is an optional 500-square-foot expansion of the traveling exhibit that allows visitors to explore how art became a form of spiritual and cultural resistance during and after the Holocaust. Art preserved identity and demonstrated that even in the face of dehumanization, creativity endured.

Educational Programming

As Michigan’s leading Holocaust education institution, The Zekelman Holocaust Center offers educational programs, interactive workshops, community conversations, and speaker presentations designed to complement the traveling exhibit.

View our Adult Education catalog and our Teacher and Student Education catalog.

Current and Upcoming Locations

City of Adrian & the Adrian Diversity Event Fund
On display from February 12, 2026, to April 30, 2026

Northern Michigan University
On display from February 26, 2026, to April 30, 2026

Westland Public Library
On display from May 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026

Past Exhibit Hosts

Ferris State University
Hosted from December 15, 2025, to January 26, 2026

Mott Community College
Hosted from December 22, 2025, to February 15, 2026

Host This Traveling Exhibit

This exhibit encourages visitors to think about their own role in shaping a more just and compassionate society. In addition to making Holocaust education more accessible in your community, the exhibit can help create meaningful dialogue across broad audiences, support classroom and campus learning, and encourage reflection on history and its relevance.

Ideal host sites include libraries, middle and high schools, colleges and universities, local museums, faith-based institutions, and cultural and civic centers.

Hosting at a Glance

Our team works closely with each host to align the exhibit to your space and goals.

  • Exhibit Size: About 1,000 square feet

  • Optional Art as Resistance Expansion: Additional 500 square feet

  • Typical Duration: 2–6 months

  • Cost to Host: Up to $1,000 for delivery and programming support, with all other costs covered by The HC

 

Host Onboarding Process

We aim to make the process simple and collaborative.

  1. Submit an inquiry form
  2. The HC's team will connect to explore hosting potential and timing
  3. Confirm your exhibition schedule
  4. Plan community programming and promotion

 

Support for Hosts

Hosting organizations receive support from The HC every step of the way, including:

  • Guidance on layout and installation
  • Coordination of delivery and logistics
  • A ready-to-use promotion toolkit
  • Access to educational programming
  • Staff resources and talking points
  • Ongoing support and consultation throughout the exhibition period

 

The Holocaust: History, Memory, and Michigan Voices is designed to meet communities where they are to create opportunities to learn, reflect, and connect. If you’re interested in hosting this traveling exhibit or know a community that would benefit, we’d love to hear from you. Submit an exhibit inquiry form or email Mya Berger, Outreach Associate, at mya.berger@holocaustcenter.org.