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Credit: Yad Vashem
Lest We Forget
This exhibition provides glimpses of moments of kindness and compassion, of life enjoyed, and of the intimate connections that existed in Jewish families and communities before the Holocaust. The photographs stand as stark evidence of the deep and terrible loss and destruction wrought by the Nazis and their racist collaborators during the Holocaust, in their attempt to destroy all trace of Jewish life, tradition, communities, homes, families and individuals.
This exhibit is organized by The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme in connection with the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January).
On display until 21 February 2025
Credits: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Remembrance: A Commitment to Truth
Marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the establishment of the United Nations, this exhibition presents an overview of the history of the Holocaust, the factors that facilitated the Holocaust, and the impact it had on communities caught in the theatre of war and genocide. The intention of the exhibition is to give back, through remembrance, dignity to the victims that the perpetrators aimed to destroy.
This exhibit is organized by The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme in connection with the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January).
On display until 21 February 2025
Credit: Yad Vashem
Auschwitz - A Place on Earth. The Auschwitz Album
This exhibition depicts the only known visual documentation - The Auschwitz Album - of the process leading to the mass murder perpetrated by the Nazis at Auschwitz Birkenau. The Auschwitz Album is a source of invaluable evidence, a silent and powerful rebuke against the people who created and ran the death camps.
This exhibit is organized by Yad Vashem and endorsed by The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme and the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations. It is in connection with the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January).
On display until 21 February 2025
Photo/Cyan Haribhai
Uprooted: Resilience in Crisis
This exhibit seeks to shed light on the impact of gender-based violence, exploring the stories of survivors, the resilience of affected communities, and the ongoing struggle for justice and healing. Through a diverse array of art forms, it offers a platform for survivors to share their experiences and for audiences to engage with this urgent issue.
This exhibit is organized and endorsed by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
On display until 28 February 2025
Upcoming Exhibits
Credit: Leasho Johnson
The Stories of Us
This exhibition explores the universal ideals of equality and solidarity through a series of sculptures created by artists from across the African diaspora to honour our global community and the future we can create together. The sculptures represent the themes of Origins, Emancipation, Good Trouble, Me Reimagined, and Us Reimagined.
This exhibit is organized by The Stories of Us and endorsed by The Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery (Department of Global Communications).
Coming March 2025
Ongoing Exhibit
Drawing by Hugh Ferriss for the Board of Design, 1947.
UN Headquarters: A Workshop for Peace
The exhibition features archival images of the planning and building of UNHQ between 1949 and 1952 and photos of the recently renovated compound. The exhibition also includes photos of the recently renovated UNHQ (renovation: 2008-2014).
The exhibition is organized by the Department of Global Communication.