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Road Closures and Restricted Pedestrian Access

Due to the U.S. Army 250th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025, there are significant road closures and pedestrian access restrictions in Washington, D.C. View directions for accessing the Museum.

Learn about the Holocaust

The Deadly Consequences of Nazi Ideology

In the world today, we see extremist ideologies often driven by adherence to religious doctrine or domination by an ethnic group. This kind of extremism is not a new phenomenon. Beginning in 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party pursued a racist ideology that would restructure the world along racial lines. It eventually led to world war, countless war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

Watch this short film, subtitled in English, to learn about the deadly consequences of Nazi racial ideology.

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