PROGRAMS AT HMTC
Please Note: The length of our programs can potentially be adjusted to fit your schedule.
Then & Now: A View Through History
Where does history begin, and what can it teach us about the world today? This guided journey through HMTC’s six galleries traces the history of antisemitism, the rise of Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust, before bringing the past into conversation with the present. Students explore how prejudice can grow into persecution and genocide, and consider the impact of intolerance in our world today.
Length: 2.5 hours, including lunch break
Grades: 5-12
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Lessons of the Holocaust
What can we learn when we listen to those who carry the stories of the past? HMTC’s core program combines a guided museum tour with the powerful testimony of a Holocaust Survivor or Second/Third-Generation speaker. Students then have the opportunity to ask questions, reflect on what they have seen and heard, and consider how the lessons of the Holocaust can shape the choices we make today.
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes, including lunch break
Grades: 5-12
Through the Eyes of Children
This program includes a guided tour of our permanent exhibition, centered around the experience of one of HMTC’s Holocaust survivors. Throughout the tour, our trained docents will include excerpts and quotes from a specific survivor, as they guide students through the museum through the eyes of someone who survived the Holocaust as a child. A brief workshop will follow a lunch break.
Length: 3 hours, including a lunch break
Grades: 5-7
Memorializing the Innocent
A guided tour through our Children’s Memorial Garden, the first public garden of its kind in New York State. Stationed around our expansive and picturesque grounds, our visitors will find plaques dedicated to the millions of children lost during the Holocaust and World War II, as well as commemorating rescuers who risked everything to save the lives of those who could not save themselves. This program can be done on its own, or in conjunction with another program.
Length: 45 minutes
Grades: 5-12
One Act of Courage
What does it mean to be courageous—and what does courage look like in everyday life? This interactive program invites students to explore the history of the Holocaust while discovering their own capacity to stand up, speak out, and make a difference. The experience includes a guided museum tour, Survivor or Second-Generation testimony, an interactive courage workshop, and a 30-Day Courage Challenge that encourages students to turn reflection into action.
Length: 4 hours, including lunch break
Grades: 8-12