Projects
Holocaust Museum Houston – Lester + Sue Smith Campus
Houston, TX
The expansion of Holocaust Museum Houston transformed the institution into one of the largest Holocaust museums in the country, more than doubling its size to 57,000 square feet. A new three-story structure replaced the original east wing, significantly enhancing the museum’s capacity to educate, preserve, and engage.
The expanded facility includes a welcome center, four permanent galleries, two changing exhibition spaces, classrooms, a research library, administrative offices, a café, a 200-seat indoor theater, and a 175-seat outdoor amphitheater. A roof opening atop the existing cylindrical volume introduces daylight during the day and emits a soft glow at night, establishing the museum as a visual and symbolic beacon.
Notable exhibits include a World War II-era railcar and a Danish rescue boat, both housed indoors to ensure long-term preservation. The Moral Choices Hall and Butterfly Loft serve as the emotional core of the building, featuring a suspended installation of 1,500 acrylic butterflies, each representing 1,000 children lost in the Holocaust.
Our museum is not a passive learning experience. We feel that it is so important that our visitors leave feeling emboldened, that they can take action and make a difference in our world. That’s really what our mission is.
CEO, Holocaust Museum Houston
McCall Plaza
City of Coppell Senior Recreation and Community Center
City of West University Place Recreation Center
City of Houston Bethel Park
University of Houston Fertitta Center
University of Houston Women’s Volleyball Locker Room + Lounge
City of Pearland Delores Fenwick Nature Center
City of Sugar Land Constellation Field
