New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum and Gellert Center for Education — Attraction in Albuquerque

Small museum showing world wide examples of various human genocide events. There are a number of "in memory of" personal stories with photographs for the Jewish Holocaust. The museum was started by survivors who ended up in Albuquerque. Their museum includes other 20th century events (Namibia, Armenia, Rwanda, Bosnia, etc.), as well as earlier genocides such as African slaves in the New World and the decimation of Native Americans by disease, slavery, and settler colonialism (another perspective on "manifest destiny"). The Native American story includes episodic cultural genocide as well as removal and/or extermination events. Unfortunately the latter exhibit was being renovated when I visited the museum. Interesting story on the continuing Turkish government denial of the WW1 Armenian genocide. This museum may take you out of your comfort zone with the thought provoking exhibits of violence when one human group tries to exterminate another; and it is caused by intolerance of other religions and/or ethnic groups. Several exhibits have a do-it-yourself appearance; however, the message about a world wide connection between intolerance and genocide is more important than possessing a museum quality look (and hopefully the appearance will be improved in the future). Also enjoyed the museum building facade with its faux green turquoise and silver-like appearance. The interior is shown as a men's clothing store in Season 1, Episode 1 of...

Been here a few times, have yet to visit since the updates. What I find amazing about this little museum that packs a big hit to the soul and mindset is that you don't just learn history, this place has a gift to make it seem you are standing in that part of the world. The moments rush is phenomenal. If you are spiritually gifted or are able to make a movie in your mind while imagining everything you see in this museum you can feel the pain, the suffering, you can hear and smell the atmosphere. If you've paid attention to movies back from these times and realized the heartache...not just of the genocides but also of the murder innocent children! Anne frank etc.

You will cry and want to take charge of making changes in today's world. Unfortunately until society decides to be humbled and think of the crisis we have in public affairs. Nothing...

Rivals the counterpart we know back home in L.A., if only for the fact that, while half is dedicated to the holocaust during WW2, the other half strives to educate on those injustices not in the popular dialogue, like the Armenian and Rwandan genocides. Also takes a solid stab at explaining how these sorts of mentalities get off the ground. Kindhearted people working here and there's pamphlets that can serve as a Injustice For Dummies guide on many of these issues. You leave here with a lot of depressing knowledge but a lot of hope for the future...