Sveriges Museum om Förintelsen | |
Established | 21 June 2023 |
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Location | Torsgatan 19, Stockholm, Sweden |
Type | Holocaust museum |
Director | Katherine Hauptman |
Website |
museumforintelsen |
Swedish Holocaust Museum ( Swedish: Sveriges Museum om Förintelsen) is a state historical museum in Stockholm focused on the Holocaust. [1] The museum is currently headed by Katherine Hauptman. [2]
The idea of museum was proposed in 2018 by Polish-born Holocaust survivor Max Safir. [3] The Swedish Ministry of Culture announced in 2020 that $1.1 million would be allocated to the Living History Forum in order to establish a Holocaust museum focusing on survivors living in Sweden as well as a separate "center" devoted to the memory of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. [4] [5] In 2021, the government commissioned the State Historical Museums to submit proposals for the establishment of Sweden's Holocaust Museum as a museum within the authority. One point was that stories from survivors with connections to Sweden should be at the center of the activity. [6]
Completion of the museum was significantly delayed. It was decided that the museum would be located in Stockholm rather than Malmö in which a high number of antisemitic incidents had recently been reported. [7]
In June 2022, the museum was inaugurated by the Swedish Minister of Culture, Jeanette Gustafsdotter. [8]
Sveriges Museum om Förintelsen | |
Established | 21 June 2023 |
---|---|
Location | Torsgatan 19, Stockholm, Sweden |
Type | Holocaust museum |
Director | Katherine Hauptman |
Website |
museumforintelsen |
Swedish Holocaust Museum ( Swedish: Sveriges Museum om Förintelsen) is a state historical museum in Stockholm focused on the Holocaust. [1] The museum is currently headed by Katherine Hauptman. [2]
The idea of museum was proposed in 2018 by Polish-born Holocaust survivor Max Safir. [3] The Swedish Ministry of Culture announced in 2020 that $1.1 million would be allocated to the Living History Forum in order to establish a Holocaust museum focusing on survivors living in Sweden as well as a separate "center" devoted to the memory of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. [4] [5] In 2021, the government commissioned the State Historical Museums to submit proposals for the establishment of Sweden's Holocaust Museum as a museum within the authority. One point was that stories from survivors with connections to Sweden should be at the center of the activity. [6]
Completion of the museum was significantly delayed. It was decided that the museum would be located in Stockholm rather than Malmö in which a high number of antisemitic incidents had recently been reported. [7]
In June 2022, the museum was inaugurated by the Swedish Minister of Culture, Jeanette Gustafsdotter. [8]