November 11, 2022 - January 8, 2023

In this brand-new, never-before-seen 5,000 square foot Christmas exhibit, come and explore some of the fascinating  holiday  traditions  and the unique expressions of the holidays  from  all  50  states  and  all of the American territories. With over 60 trees on display, you’ll be sure to enjoy this whimsical holiday setting, which includes Christmas trees decorated in themes derived from each U.S. state and territory. Artifacts from around the world, including rarely seen items from the Reagan family’s very own Christmas trees, will also be on display during this special event. The exhibit will additionally display Hanukkah Menorahs given to the President at the White House during the 1980s.

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West Coast Premiere Opens March 24, 2023

The exhibition brings together more than 700 original objects of great historic and human value; objects which were direct witnesses of the horrors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. These objects serve as the guiding thread of a rigorous and moving account on the history of the German Nazi camp Auschwitz and its dwellers, both victims and perpetrators.

Through this daunting selection of objects from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum as well as more than 20 institutions and museums all over the world, the Auschwitz exhibition portrays the complex reality of the notorious camp, universal symbol of the human tragedies that resulted from Nazi ideology, and the world of victims and perpetrators with a clear goal – to elucidate how such a place could come into being and dig into how its existence has determined our present worldview.

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