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Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings

FIGHTING THE FIRES OF HATE: AMERICA AND THE NAZI BOOK BURNINGS

Host Requirements

Exhibition includes:
  • Approximately 60 free-standing panels, featuring reproductions of photographs, newspapers, documents, posters, and books
  • Audio-visual kiosks
  • Brochure for distribution to visitors
Exhibition requirements:
  • Gallery space between 800 and 1,200 square feet (exhibition arrangement flexible)
  • Secure, locked exhibition space, staffed during open hours
  • Gallery lighting; exhibition is not self-lit
Exhibition period:
  • 8 weeks, longer exhibition periods may be available
  • Tour ongoing
Host institution fees:
  • $2,500 rental fee
  • Cost of door-to-door transportation of the exhibition to the next venue; shipping is arranged by the USHMM
  
  Current Schedule
 
 
March 31, 2013 through May 22, 2013
Fayetteville, NC
Cumberland County Public Library
February 13, 2014 through April 9, 2014
Hattiesburg, MS
The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County
  
Traveling exhibitions
State of DeceptionSTATE OF DECEPTION:
The Power of Nazi Propaganda
Deadly MedicineDEADLY MEDICINE:
Creating the Master Race
Fighting the Fires of HateFIGHTING THE FIRES OF HATE:
America and the Nazi Book Burnings
"...illustrates how the issue of censorship continues to be embraced by many and that book burnings are still with us."
WASHINGTON POST, 2003
The Nazi OlympicsTHE NAZI OLYMPICS:
Berlin 1936
Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals <br />1933–1945NAZI PERSECUTION OF HOMOSEXUALS
1933–1945
Contact us
traveling@ushmm.org
202.314.0325
This exhibition is ideal for:
Libraries
Colleges or universities
History museums
Jewish museums
Historical societies
Holocaust centers or museums
Community centers