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The Melbourne Holocaust Museum is Australia’s foremost institution solely dedicated to Holocaust education, research, and remembrance. The Collections Department actively collects, houses, and presents original artefacts and testimonies, mostly donated by Melbourne’s Holocaust survivors and their families.

We encourage all Holocaust survivors and their families to donate original items, as these primary-source artefacts contribute to research and education.

 

What we collect

The Melbourne Holocaust Museum collects items from the rise of Nazism, the Holocaust/WWII era, and the immediate post-war era.

Items that reflect all elements of Jewish life pre-1930s are also collected where appropriate. The MHM documents, digitises, and preserves items in conservation-grade housings and storage facilities.

Items we collect include: official documents, historical artworks, letters, diaries, photographs, and items from concentration camps and ghettos, including uniforms and identifiers.

We accept Nazi and related artefacts by consultation only. The MHM encourages the removal of these items from public circulation. These objects may be used for educational purposes.

We collect unpublished and published memoirs, and we encourage donors to contribute historical documentation of their family’s items. The MHM also records survivor testimonies.

Click here to enquire about recording your testimony at MHM.

I had a story to tell. By donating my collection to the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, I could ensure this story would be shared, and my family history would be kept for posterity."

Holocaust survivor Bep Gomperts

Why donate to the MHM Collection?

Your donation contributes vital primary source materials to Holocaust research. These materials are important for academic and personal researchers worldwide. Collection items are an integral part of our exhibitions and education programs. The collection contributes to our mission to educate future generations.

We encourage survivors and their families to donate their original historical artefacts, and for survivors to record their testimonies with us.

If you are unable to contribute original items now, please consider bequeathing these to the MHM in your will.

For more information email collections@mhm.org.au, call 03 9528 1985, or complete the form below.

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