A general overview

The new Holocaust History Museum was built as a prism-like triangular structure. It is 180 meters long, with stark walls made from reinforced concrete. The museum covers an area of more than 4,000 square meters and is mostly situated below ground level.

There are 10 exhibition halls, each devoted to a different chapter in the history of the Holocaust. Unlike the exhibition in the old museum, which was primarily composed of photographs, the new exhibition comprises many elements, including 280 works of art and 2,500 presentations and personal artifacts donated to Yad Vashem by Holocaust survivors, museums and memorial sites around the world.

(Click on the numbers for details on each section.)