About Us

Founded in 1998 and opened in 2001, the New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum is dedicated to eliminating hate and intolerance through education. Our exhibits illustrate–through artifacts, memorabilia, pictures, documents, videos, and books–historical conflicts caused by local, national, and global prejudice, culminating in the most unspeakable of all horrors, the Holocaust.

We are dedicated to providing knowledge on genocides and intolerance throughout history continuing to present day. Approximately 50 percent of the museum focuses on the Holocaust, covering the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis against both Jews and non-Jews. The remaining space is devoted to other genocides, human rights, and social justice issues. The facility includes a research library that is available for public use. The museum has recently embarked on a program to revise all of its exhibits to reflect current perspectives and best practices in museum exhibits and education.

The museum has long been involved in the community and has organized and sponsored a wide variety of events including lectures, panel discussions, film screenings, plays, visual art exhibits, and dance performances. In addition to the hundreds of students who visit the museum each year, it also receives substantial walk-ins from New Mexican, out-of-state, and international visitors. We rely on volunteers, and, as the museum is free to the public, operate on generous donations from supporters and visitors as well as grants from foundations and grant making agencies.

In March, 2023, the museum became a USHMM Community of Holocaust Education Center (CHEC).

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