Take a look at what we have coming up on Sundays until the end of June.
Please be aware some events require booking a space!
On Sundays we are open 11am – 3.30pm.
21st April – General Opening: Our permanent exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’ will be open for you to explore and learn about Holocaust survivors from the North of England.
28th April – Does your little one love history? Do they want to learn how to become a history detective? Join our learning team for exciting activities that will test their skills and knowledge, and see if they have what it takes to be a history detective!
5th May – Zines have historically been the medium through which individuals, groups and marginalised communities have been able pursue shared ideas and subjects through making and distributing hand-made publications. Come along and make your own zine reflecting on your experiences of visiting Holocaust Centre North.
12th May – How does a family learn about their Holocaust history? Join 3rd generation Holocaust survivor Elissa Winston to learn about her family’s story of the Holocaust and her grandmothers story of survival, as well as considering the lasting effects on a family.
Start time: 1pm
Book here – https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/events/my-grandma-and-me-a-family-talk-of-survival/
19th May – This talk will discuss the work Louise K Wilson produced as part of Encountering Survival, the series of audio guides made for the Through Our Eyes exhibition at Holocaust Centre North https://audioguides.holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/. Operating in the space between museum interpretation and sound art, these works were created to prompt the visitor to reflect both on the Centre’s collection and museum display, but importantly on what is not there – whether lost, destroyed, stolen, left behind or immaterial. A new work for Encountering Survival – which focuses on the impact of intergenerational trauma through the experiences of two families – will be introduced by Wilson at this event.
Start time: 1pm
Book here – https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/events/encountering-survival-audio-guide-launch/
26th May – General Opening: Our permanent exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’ will be open for you to explore and learn about Holocaust survivors from the North of England.
2nd June – Tracy Craggs is Holocaust Centre North’s Head of Collections but she has also interviewed members of the armed forces for 25 years, both for her doctoral thesis ‘An Unspectacular War? Reconstructing the History of the 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment during the Second World War’ and also on behalf of museums and archives across the UK.
Her first (and last!) book resulted from a promise she made to the veterans of the 2nd Battalion to tell their story and her talk aims to bring to life the memories of some of the men who landed on Sword Beach on D-Day. She will describe, in their own words, what it was like to prepare for, and take part in, this momentous day.
Start time: 1pm
Book here – https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/events/book-launch-an-unspectacular-war/
9th June – Join us at 1pm for an exclusive tour around our permanent exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’ and hear some of the stories of our survivors that we couldn’t fit into the exhibition.
16th June – We will be joined by storyteller Ruth Steinberg for an afternoon of stories, music and humour for her performance of ‘A Flower Is Not A Rat’. Join us for a thought-provoking performance!
Start time: 1pm
Book here – https://holocaustcentrenorth.org.uk/events/a-flower-is-not-a-rat/
23rd June – General Opening: Our permanent exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’ will be open for you to explore and learn about Holocaust survivors from the North of England.
30th June – General Opening: Our permanent exhibition ‘Through Our Eyes’ will be open for you to explore and learn about Holocaust survivors from the North of England.