Reviews of El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center (Museum)

Regina-Marie Shunk

The Holocaust Museum was filled with a lot of interesting and horrifying event's 1930-1945. It's important to remember those who perished and those who survived. I give the Museum five star's. Thank you, Regina Shunk

David Miller

Truly amazing history but very sad

TheReal JJ

It is a great place to come and learn the history of what happened during the Holocaust. It is also free but you should give a donation.

Bernice Aleman

Not, Jewish but I find the history very interesting.

Amy Tubaugh

Powerful

Timothy Pierson

This place had a lot of information about the Holocaust and memorabilia

Mari Erci Cedeño López

Grateful surprised by the exhibit.

Eddie Calderon

Great place to go

Teresa James

Very informative and explains everything on detail. It's sad to learn about what happened but it's always better to know history and make sure not to repeat it.

BENJAMIN MINUS

Great for family outing.

Angie Clegg

Awesome was to show tribute for a sad time.

Veronica Goosey

The museum exhibits were remarkably well curated to both teach and make a strong emotional impact.

Angie Perez

Beautiful just get the air conditioner fixed

Rainer Grams

For me as a German citizen, it is important that there are places like this that admonish humanity never to let such terrible times recur.

Aoxilus PRIME

Small but definitely unique

Fernando Fernandez

Awsome.... I learn so much that I dont even know. Small, well maintain and well explain. All in english and spanish. Many photos and videos and articles from that days.

Madison Hernandez

It was amazing and not boring, it's free and very interesting and informative! I will be back soon!

DJ Winchester

Beautiful

Ashley O

Great history place. It very nice and a good place to learn.

Paul RiversBand

Great educational opportunity for young and old!

Smol Bean

Took my younger sister here to teach her of the events. Many of the videos helped her understand. Shes an elementry student and all the examples came as a shock to her but as she watched the videos and had it explained to her she got a better grasp of the events of the holocaust. It opened up a lot of discussion in our household about the events so very well done. Highly recommended as its a powerful Museum that will educate you as well as affect you emotionally.

Kelly B

The layout and flow to the museum is fantastic. The docents are incredibly knowledgeable and can answer tons of questions. Definitely worth a visit.

Yvonne Escal

Very intrested and informative. Really recommend it.

Jeff Huebner

This place is very interesting.

Saintnuit Sting

worth 30 minute

Israel Martínez Vital

The do a great job collecting information about the horrors of the holocaust in a very informative way. Great instalations too

Luis Garcia

Good customer service and friendly enviroment.

Lacey Wheeler

Take the time to stop and see this wonderful arrangement dedicated to all of the victims and survivors. You will leave with and eerie calm and knot in your stomach. So beautifully done, every afflicted person of the Holocaust would be moved to know that their demise may lead to understanding of differences in future generations. A MUST SEE!

Raamses Vasquez

What can I say about this place by far the best place to learn some history. Thank you.

James Lott

Nice small.museum

Hector Flores

Very sad, very interesting. Full correct spanish translations on everything.

Krista Dennis

This museum has real people telling their survivor stories, it is fully bilingual and they have a kids section set up in a way they can understand.

Steven Farris

I recently visited the museum with my teenage daughter. We were greeted warmly at the front desk. Of note, I was not allowed to bring my backpack into the museum. My backpack contained valuables I did not want to leave in my truck unattended. The security guard wasn’t overly friendly, but efficiently secured my belongings while we toured the museum. The museum was small, but contained a considerable collection of emotionally moving exhibits and videos. There was no entrance fee. Donations were encouraged when we entered the museum, but there was very low pressure from the woman at the front desk. As you exit, there was a drop box for donations. The museum builds upon what you may have studied previously. It left me feeling very raw, but also inspired after watching the video interviews of Holocaust Survivors.

Bronco Fan

Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.

jesus reyes

Small but very good exhibit. Worth spending time touring it.

Ray Swindale

A small yet wonderful view of one of humanity's darkest moments. Very friendly staff. With adjacent free parking and easy walking distance from downtown events it is well worth a look.

Ana Rossini

Small place but worth the visit

Diana Bustillos

I like how is organize and design. It makes me feel like I was in that time and in that place. Staff really nice.

Frank Sanchez

Great history lesson in an easy to follow layout

Sarah Budai

Very moving and powerful. Spoke unintentionally to current times in a few places.

april G

A must visit if you are stopping in El Paso, very moving.

Samuel Mercedes

It's always nice to go there it's free and it's all based off of your donations what this place is amazing I learned so much and everybody there is friendly they even have an older Jewish gentleman that walks around and is there to answer all questions

JONATHAN AYALA

Very descriptive and informative, the staff was very nice, and the place is very well kept. Good experience

Keith Billie

Very nice museum and the staff was very kind EXCEPT for the officer sitting behind the counter. What a jerk! I don't care if you're having a bad day nobody needs to act like that. We visited 6-15-17 around 10:30am.

J.Antonio Pagan

A awesome experience. Too bad people don't believe in learning history. Many Jews transplanted to El paso.

Hey Zoe

Every person should visit this museum. I enjoyed having the audio visuals included. I also applaud that the museum included many stories of local El Pasoans, who survived and many of the heroes that risked their own lives to save others.

Ransom Anna Sanchez

Very touching, remembrance.

martin blaylock

Love history here

ian guy

great place and good lesson for kids

Eric Salas

“In memory of those who have no one left to remember them.” I did not have much expectation when I visited The El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center in Texas. There is no way that it could be better than the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum I visited in Washington, D.C. A look from the entrance suggests that it is indeed a small museum. Also, the museum seems unknown to many in the area, as no one around there even knew where exactly it is located. When I entered the museum, I was surprised how the exhibits were well put together. Small but it has amazing collection of resources and historic items. The coverage of the exhibits is sufficient enough to convey the significant events in the Holocaust. The section about Jewish El Paso history is informative. I would recommend that you visit the museum and donate to help educate everyone of the story that should never be forgotten.

Jordan Stimeling

Great informative place. Free entry they do take donations to help them stay open and maintain the place as well.

James Preston

Clearly put in a monumental amount of work for an incredibly important piece of history. If you haven't been then you need to.

Aaron Sanchez

The museum is very nice! Since it is self-guided, each station is set up in a way that you can visualize what happened. There are TV's available with a short video throughout the tour, which explain everything from the beginning to the end. In my opinion the videos are not spaced out enough. You have 2 short minutes between each station to look at everything before the video started playing in the next station. What my family and I did was waited for the video to replay before continuing. **Some images shown are not appropriate for small children.** My only complaint was with the security officer on duty at the time of our visit. We were in the last exhibit and had roughly 8 minutes before closing, well as soon as the video ended he rushed us out! We did not have time to look at everything, I tried snapping pictures so I can read/see the information that was posted. We could have easily finish the tour before closing time. We live 18 hours away we will not be able to visit the museum ever again, I wish he would have allowed us to finish. And for this reason alone is why I gave a rating of 3 instead of 5 stars.

Belinda P

Amazing museum to learn about the Holocaust.

Julie Storm

A great museum with lots of local ties! Please help support them with a donation at the end!

Christina Chon

Educational and informative

Yvette Rosales

This was one of the most moving & memorable place. It is a must for visitors. Everyone must see this place!

Jorge Orlando

Nice experience inside of museum. A lot of WWII stuff.

Jason Gutierrez

Interesting man who gave us a tour. Taught me a view things about the horrific event. Very interesting gallery and displays, and good that it has a history of itself (the founders).

Gabe Walker

This is a must visit. We really enjoyed the museum. Very friendly staff, question and answer periods around exhibits was great.

Bracha Shallit

They're torturing me in the house

Karen Moe

So informative and incredibly moving. It really reminds and shows how much cruelty there was, but also the unbelievably courage of those that saved so many.

Guillermo Vazquez

Very informative museum, nice displays, and the one part that stood out to me was the display of El Paso residents who survived the Holocaust and made El Paso their home.

alwaysaround 1923

Went with a friend and it was a lovely museum.

Denisa Garcia

Very informative and emotional!

Tumble Tube

Very educational and sad

Tee Gee

A definite place to see. Nice to have a place for kids to paint color or draw, keeps them occupied.

E Ketcham

Have been wanting to go here for a few years and for some reason never did until today! I can't wait to go back when I have more time to spend there !

Ramona Nay

I liked it. It's very quiet but i think it could use more stuff.

WonderWoman Guzman

Such a hard place to visit.. so much sadness. It is beyond comprehension what they went through....

Maria Luevano

The tour guide was very informative and commuicated the significance of the history and how it impacted holocaust victims personally.

marianna ortiz

Highly encourage everyone to visit. Amazing

Paula Landau

Really well put together. No entrance fee on donation only. Everyone should visit at least once

Luis Zapata

Lots of information and nice staff

Melissa Cure

One of the best holocaust museums I've ever been to. Well put together and eye opening.

Lidia Allen

It's sad but a very knowledgeable experience with documentary & memories of the dearly departed.

Donna Beebe

Small but nicely laid out with short videos in several sections making it easy to get thru quickly if you choose or you can take your time & read all the sidebars.

Mayra Villalobos

First time coming and we really liked it. Many things here that they don't teach you in school. Lots of information but they keep it really interesting. Would highly recommend it.

Allen Brown

Amazing collection of artifacts detailing a horrible time in world history.

Wendy Luzadder

This museum is very good i would encourage everyone to got and experience what it has to offer.

Luisa Regalado

The best museum in El Paso in my opinion the Holocaust is my favorite topic in history and I absolutely loved this place. Honestly the way it is set up made me feel like I went back in time. I will be going back with more time to better read everything and understand it better. I especially loved the Train wagon they have makes it seem so real when entering the other room like you're actually walking into a concentration camp although that's not an experience everyone would like to live, it just made it feel so real. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in the Holocaust and how life was before and during this period. I love it!

Ame Barraz

Excellent place to visit, I was disappointed with the security officer.. he was very rude and unprofessional. Asked for the epcc code and he gave us an attitude and wanted us to wait more. I didn’t mind waiting but he was just rude!

Diana McDonald

Silent place to both learn about the Holocaust and respect those who died in WWll. Very insightful and would highly recommend coming here if you want to see artifacts from the Holocaust and discover more

David Peschka

It is el Paso's best museum. So much to learn about the need for tolerance in our troubled times today. Wonderful staff and volunteers. Great summer camp for kids.

Michael Jarrells

Amazing place. Very well done. Good message. We cannot forget this lesson.

ali padilla

Beautifully done! Tells the story very thoroughly. Imagery is lower impact than other Holocaust museums, so it's easier for children and the very sensitive to process. I love the way it takes you through the timeline in each room. Very well done concise videos in each room.

Trisha Limon

Great info. Definitely worth the stop.

Angie Dickerson

Very educational and informative. Very interesting

Erica Marin

Really nice place to learn and experience history

Raul Garcia III

Very informative and nice, I learned much about the Holocaust that I did not know.

alfonso pacheco

Great learning experience!

Michael Eyler

Very well put together and informative, a must for all to learn

marcia lynch

Loved it. We must always remember what took place in the past and keep from this ever happening again. Thank you for having this museum to keep our folks educated.

Guadalupe Romero

Is a very interesting place. I enjoyed visiting the museum.

Peter Jordan

Great tour. El Paso should be proud of this unique museum!

Josue Lopez

Eye opening and humbling. Please let everyone know that what is on display here must never be repeated.

Rich Burley

Very educational and moving. A awesome experience. Very nice museum and the staff was very kind. Has alot of cool stuff and I have learned alot about my heritage..

Jorge Viramontes

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

velma sanchez

It was a good place to visit and learn of our past...I couldn't even imagine what they went thru...young people need to see how evil can transform a whole country and we need to treat each other with love and respect no matter the race....staff was very friendly and would recommend it!

Chris VanSlambrouck

Surprising Little Gym found in downtown El Paso. Worth your time suggest that everyone check it out if they're in the area.

Kris & Eric Santiago

Great place to learn what discrimination can do to our humanity.

Briana Sherman

This place was really cool.

Brian Reynolds

Well done museum of one of humanity's darkest times.

72-73 Ranchero

Interesting place. Tour guide Ellen was very nice

Ricardo Barrio

Very nice museum. A must in the current times

Crysti Couture

The museum is very clean and well maintained. All the exhibits are built magnificently and pay homage to the history and survivors of the Holocaust. The museum happens to be one of only 13 Holocaust museums in the United States and is also fully bilingual (English/Spanish), as El Paso has a huge, Spanish-speaking population. There's plenty to read, see, and experience here. Plan to spend at least 2 hours here, going through all the interactive exhibits. There is ample parking adjacent to the museum as well.

Weylin Burlingame

Take the time to visit and learn. This is an undervalued and underexplored asset of El Paso.

Anthony Garcia

A definite don't miss! It's a very sobering experience and some of the pictures may leave you in tears. Can be seen in 2-3 hours.

Desiree Maples

I have always loved visiting this museum. It's always been a pleasant experience even with the content it contains. It's very informative and it makes you feel so close to those who experienced such horror. You go on a nice tour that shows you the clothes they wore, the rail cars they rode in, the houses and ghettos they lived in. You also see uniforms the Nazis wore and weapons they used. The Holocaust museum in El Paso has always been on my favorites list. This last time I visited though, we went with a small group of children, maybe about 10 kids and their parents. The tour guide wasn't at all great with children. I'm sure she doesn't have kids of her own being how she acted with those in our group. She rolled her eyes a lot at them, and she seemed very annoyed by all their questions. I wish we had a different tour guide this time. She didn't make it as well as it could have been. There was so much potential and so many times that she could have planted a seed in their minds but instead she chose to get frustrated and missed so many opportunities. Afterward, the kids didn't seem to mind her attitude and they kept talking about what they saw and heard and they still had so many questions. I took that opportunity to explain it all a little better for mine on our drive home. We'll be going back for sure, but next time I'll be sure to ask for another tour guide in case we get her again.

John Glasgow

Disturbing, but that is the point. Very informative and in an unexpected place

Jorge Sigales

Very educational and moving. We had a tour guide that was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Deyra Christie

It was a great place to learned more information about our history

Jeffrey Bacala

It was okay not the best holocaust museum I've been too.

RiCaRdO GiRoN

I loved! Brave people from El Paso,Tx.

Cyrus Condran

A great learning experience that should be shared by all

Bertha Herrera

Everyone should go visit, eye opening, heartbreaking and a testament to not let history repeat itself.

Alejandro Espinoza

A quite museum tucked away downtown. It’s free and offers such a vivid account of the Nazi regime and life in concentration camps. They have many artifacts and displays that are both heartbreaking and very intriguing. It is a self guided tour, however there is a sweet staff member that is very happy to share stories and offer historical context. At the end the museum patrons are allowed to pay respects by placing a stone on a memorial. I highly recommend a visit. While I have no complaints, I would say that the gift shop is slightly spiritless. Overall though, a great experience.

Shaun Kelley

Great exhibits and vast information about the history of the holocaust. Several videos and readable materials.

Justice Unique

It is a humbling experience and it is a great tour to do by yourself and not in a large group. You'll enjoy it better.

alonso ruiz

Great historical site

Desiree Espinoza

We are lucky to have a museum so rich with history and crucial information that encapsulates a time of genocide so cruel that it's shocking how Hitler was almost successful at wiping out an entire race of innocent humans.

Jesalyn Ruggles

Very nice and clean museum. They do not require payment but accept donations. Very well put together and accurately and respectfully showcases the events of the holocaust. A tear jerker, but a must see.

terry brown

Excellent museum, well organized, tells a sad story but tells it well

Crazy Aleksa

Very awesome little museum. Highly recommend it. Powerful experience, took my 13 yo daughter and she highly enjoyed it. It makes you think about our past and value your current freedom! If you are from out of town, from El Paso or from the border region you have to visit.

Travel The Pass MMP Est.1991

Thank you, HOLOCAUST MUSEUM

Yani M.

This museum is a must if you want to remember a little of WWII. There is a list of people who survived Holocaust and moved to ELP after that.

Ariel Timmons

Very informative and heartbreaking all at once.

Estrella Yepez

Every clean and friendly staff

Leslie Perez

Very educational. Sad as well. It's free and they have videos in each area.

Silis Ramos

It's one of my favorite museums.

Cooking on a hover Board

Has alot of cool stuff and I have learned alot about my heritage

Crystal Portillo

They did a great jon on this place... very interesting

Bertha Gonzales Melendez

Most interesting . Construction makes everything more difficult, otherwise good location. Had very knowledgeable guide.

Jose Ramon De La Cruz

Good place love the museum very emotional had a bad experience with the security officer there he wanted us to wait 30 mintues to get the code we need for epcc we were there for 20 minutes very rude

Lourdes Lopez

All the artifacts and stories that reminds me of the innocent people that died due to a malevolent mind and ignorance.

Joshua Engbrecht

Excellent place to visit and learn about the history first had. Very friendly staff that will always answer any questions you may have. I walked away with some interesting facts. If your like history and understand the sacrifices that were made during this time in our history. Check this place out. Located downtown and close to the freeway.

Krysse Esquive

So sad but knowledgeable

Thomas Rice

Not huge or fancy but effective for keeping truth alive!

Audrey Simmons

Sobering, heartbreaking, but a necessary reminder.

Alexander Seufert

My favorite museum in El Paso. It was founded by a survivor and is well done. Very powerful and moving. Everyone should go and see this museum at least once in their life.

Sandra Ortega

It's pretty cool and exiting place

Donald Gallegos

Don't leave El Paso with out seeing this place

emmanuel ekal

Helpful staff. They explain everything

brandon quiroz

Great information on a disturbing time in world history. Must see.

Robert Glass

Besides the natural sadness, this place is well kept, professional set up displays. Very informative, staff is also very nice. The day I went there was only about 5 dollars in the donation box, I put 20 because this is something I would love to still be around for my kids, and grandkids to learn history.

Solymar Fernandez

Excellent information.

Liza Morales

The authentic display items along with the historical information and eye witness testimonials are important for all to see. Improvement to displays have been added for example one can now enter the shower section were as before it was roped off. Don't miss the video in that area. It is on the ground behind the short wall partition.

Graciela Atienzo

Learned alot more than what was taught in school! Loved it

Lia Abasta

The security officer was really rude I politely asked him for a favor and he rudely replied with “no I’m not taking a picture of you” this was not even 2 minutes into the tour. I ended up leaving and not finishing the tour. It was heart breaking not feeling welcomed.

Beast Mode66

Very informative..... great place for students to learn

DannyAmy Deese

Great place to visit and look back on true history. The museum was very informative and wonderful displays of the Holocaust. It was Free and they do except donations and they have parking and a store inside to purchase items and books. Very friendly staff and quiet environment to reflect on everything you watch, see and read.

Minna Nash

I really enjoyed it and when I come back I'll come back here because it was very interesting to learn stuff that I didn't learn in school.

Steven Zimmerman

If you are in doubt as to how evil man can be, then simply visit the museum. Their collection is growing. They are also hosting different traveling exhibits. Take the time, visit.

Diane Callahan

Heartbreaking. A must see when you visit El Paso .

Lila H.

Son enjoyed it ...highly recommend

jack price

We arrived at3:35 pm and were met with a darkened exhibit. The executive director kindly turned on the lights and we went through the museum in 30 minutes. It clearly and effectively gives a factual narrative of the events leading up to, the exterminations themselves and the after effects. Make a donation in your way out. Well done.

Chris flores

Love this place and the staff even more!

George Ochoa

Great museum lots of information, somebody out a lot of work into this.