Queensland Holocaust Museum
Welcome to the Queensland Holocaust Museum and Education Centre. You will find us at 168 Charlotte Street, Brisbane.
Visitors learn about the devastating impact of the Holocaust and other Genocides through personal stories, historical artefacts and innovative technologies to deepening their understanding of the dangers of antisemitism, racism and hatred in all forms.
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Powerful education for the classroom
The travelling education kit is a curriculum-aligned resource supporting Holocaust education in Queensland schools. Through two interactive workshops students engage with real-life stories, replica artefacts and critical thinking activities.
Email us at edkit@hmq.org.au to find out more.
Two remarkable objects
Visit the museum to discover the incredible journeys of two remarkable objects that survived the Holocaust.
Plush rug: Peter Baruch was a baby when his mother swaddled him a plush rug to keep him warm and concealed, effectively saving his life.
Folding chair: Clara Kraus took her son Peter and a small folding chair with her on a train headed to Auschwitz. They all survived, even the chair.
Tailored tours for schools
We now have a carefully curated experience for upper primary/lower secondary, as well as neurodiverse students.
Students examine and discuss three museum artefacts, in order to develop an understanding of the difficult, yet surprising, journeys of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
This is followed by a tailored guided tour.
What's on at the museum?
Eddy Boas ‘Reflections of Courage’ documentary screening and Q&A with Eddy
Sunday 25 October – 12:00pm – 2:30pm (screening plus Q&A)
‘Reflections of Courage’ tells the powerful life story of Dutch-born Eddy Boas (born 1940). At just four and a half years old, Eddy spent 14 months in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp alongside his family-his father, mother, and older brother, who was five years his senior. According to Yad Vashem, “the fact that the Boas family entered Bergen-Belsen as a family of four and left as a family of four is unique.” Book now
School visits
Students learn about the rise of Nazism, harrowing experiences during roundups and deportation into ghettos and camps, and the inspiring stories of liberation and how many rebuilt lives after the war.
These educational experiences are led by passionate and knowledgeable guides specially trained to deliver a highly professional learning experience. For more information, please email us.
Eva Klug (nee Dymova) survived Theresienstadt concentration camp, married fellow survivor Dr Bert Klug and settled in Brisbane.
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Visitor reviews
“This museum represents the very best of so many Jewish families who came to Queensland to escape the horrific Nazi brutality.”
Paul T. (15 April 2025)
“Very moving experience. May the world never know such horrors again. Peace and light.”
Sue B. (6 May 2025)
Our mission
We are intent on inspiring, educating and motivating Queenslanders and visitors to stand up against intolerance, antisemitism, hatred, racism and indifference and promote multiculturalism, acceptance and harmony.
Through sharing Queensland Holocaust survivors’ voices, stories, lessons and the heartbreak of the Holocaust, we are driven to create a world that is free from antisemitism, racial hatred, bigotry and discrimination.
Online museum
Visit our unique, visually engaging, interactive, digitally intelligent, and immersive experience brings the story of the Holocaust to life, using Queensland survivors to share their stories.
Built on gaming technology it transports you to life before, during and after the Holocaust.
Visit holocaustmuseum.online
Please note this platform is only available from your computer.
The free online museum is interactive – all you need is a computer and then learn more about the Holocaust.
