The National Holocaust Centre and Museum

The Holocaust Centre celebrated its 18th Anniversary in September 2013.

When it opened in September 1995, it was Britain’s first dedicated Holocaust Memorial and Education Centre. It was called Beth Shalom, the House of Peace.

It soon became a place of education, a place of memory, a place of testimony, a place of art, a place of academia, and much more besides.

The Centre was created in the grounds of a former farmhouse, in the village of Laxton on the edge of Sherwood Forest in North Nottinghamshire. The surrounding countryside provides a peaceful setting and the Centre itself is set in two acres of beautiful landscaped gardens.

The Centre provides a range of facilities for people of all backgrounds and persuasions to explore the history and implications of the Holocaust. It houses a permanent exhibition on the Nazi period and offers space for reflection in the memorial rose gardens. There are also seminar and research facilities used by students, teachers, scholars, professionals and many others. The Centre is open to the general public.

Visitors from around the UK and further afield come to learn, to remember and to reflect upon the Holocaust and its consequences for our world.

When you come to the Centre, you can:

- visit our museum and exhibitions at your leisure
- learn about the Holocaust and other 20th-century genocides
- enjoy our beautiful memorial gardens
- view relevant films
- listen to guest speakers (subject to timing and availability)
- find out more about the Centre’s origins and activities
- browse in the bookshop
- unwind and reflect in the coffee lounge and on the patio