Exhibitions
Our Permanent Exhibition
Holocaust & Genocide in the 20th Century
This uniquely curated exhibition explores the history of the Holocaust and genocide in the 20th century through a thematic lens. Visitors explore history and moral choices through the personal voices of various role players – victims, perpetrators, resisters, rescuers, bystanders and others. The exhibition urges visitors to reflect on lessons from these histories and apply them to their own lives.
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Current Temporary Exhibition
The 1990s - Years of Transition : South Africa, Rwanda, Bosnia & Herzegovina
The end of the cold war sparked a pivotal shift in global politics in the early 1990s. For three countries South Africa, Rwanda, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, the 1990s saw major events that would define their future. This exhibition explores the lead up and aftermath of genocide in Rwanda and Srebrenica, as well as South Africa’s journey to democracy, offering us a chance to reflect three decades later.
Żegota – the Council for Aid to Jews
3 March – 5 May 2025
The Council for Aid to Jews (codenamed Żegota) was an underground rescue organisation which operated in German-occupied Poland from December 1942 to January 1945. Its main objective was to coordinate efforts to save Jews from Nazi persecution and murder.
Supported by the Polish government-in-exile, Żegota assisted tens of thousands of people, supplying false documents, securing hiding places, and delivering money, medical assistance, and food to the Polish Jews in its care – all at great risk to its members and the lives of their families and friends. Exhibition presented in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria.
HØLØDØMØR
Communicating Historical and Current Trauma by Art
By artist Yuliya Fedorovych’s
23 April – 30 May
“HØLØDØMØR” by Yuliya Fedorovych is a series of posters with augmented reality that depicts the history and consequences of the Holodomor. Between 1932 and 1933, millions of Ukrainians were killed in a famine orchestrated by Stalin and the Soviet Union; for decades after, the Soviets hid this crime by isolating their citizens from the rest of the world, spreading propaganda, and intimidating witnesses.
Inspired by elements of Ukrainian folk embroidery and the constructivist style of the 1920s and 1930s
Ukrainian artist and designer Yuliya Fedorovych tells the story of the Holodomor in her unique visual language.
This exhibition forms part of the broader HOLODOMOR project, promoted by the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide in Kyiv, and is made possible in South Africa in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of South Africa.
Exhibitions Available on Loan
South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation Exhibitions
Download our brochure of available SAHGF exhibitions to loan and use for educational programmes. Contact jordan@jhbholocaust.co.za or
+27-11-640-3100 for loaning fees.