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Memory Made Manifest

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the Museum teaches millions of people each year to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Washington, DC

Finegold Alexander served as associate architect, with Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, for the design of this major museum on the Washington Mall. The firm’s work included programming and feasibility studies, site analysis, developing concept models for a variety of design approaches, managing the approvals process, collaboration on the final design, and construction administration for the museum. Finegold Alexander worked closely with the exhibit designers to develop an integrated concept of architecture and exhibit design. Finegold Alexander also converted the adjacent Annex III (Auditors West Outbuilding) for use as the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Center for Education and Public Programs. ‍

Photo credits: fifth photo in lightbox (lobby space) by AgnosticPreachersKid / CC BY-SA; seventh photo in lightbox (etched glass) by Cumulus Clouds / CC BY-SA; final photo in lightbox (Think About What You Saw) by AgnosticPreachersKid / CC BY-SA; photo licenses here: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

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Size
250,000 SF
Scope
New Construction
Program
Memorial Spaces, Exhibit Galleries, Auditorium, Administration Offices, Collection Storage, Meeting Rooms
Sustainability
Awards
1999 AIA/BIA Brick in Architecture Award
1994 AIA National Honor Award
1994 Building Stone Institute: Annual Tucker Award
1994 New York Society of Architects: Architectural Achievement Award
1994 The National Foundation for Jewish Culture: The Sixth Annual Jewish Cultural Achievement Award
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Front view of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, characterized by an imposing and monumental, geometric stone presence.
Hexagonal stone extension of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on a brick plaza.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum entrance atrium, composed of a steel and glass roof flanked by two brick facades with irregular openings.
United State Holocaust Memorial Museum auditorium with red carpeting, blue seats, and stone walls with large geometric openings.
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Since its dedication in 1993, the Museum has welcomed more than 40 million visitors, including 99 heads of state and more than ten million school-age children.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum entrance atrium, composed of a steel and glass roof flanked by two brick facades with irregular openings.
Dark elevated walkway in the permanent exhibition of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Detail of the glass bridges with the names of the communities destroyed during the Holocaust, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Tall rectangular space extended upwards and covered in framed photographs, a part of the permanent exhibition at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
"Think about what you saw" panel inserted into a stone wall, with United States Holocaust Memorial Museum written above it.
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