LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Holocaust Museum LA will close Aug. 4, 2025, as the museum ramps up construction on the expansion of its landmark Pan Pacific Park campus.
Named the Jona Goldrich Campus and designed by award-winning architect Hagy Belzberg, the expanded facility will feature outdoor reflective spaces; expansive galleries for temporary exhibits and classrooms; a theater for survivor talks, film screenings, concerts, conferences and public programs; a pavilion to house an authentic boxcar found outside the Majdanek death camp in Poland; and a dedicated theater for the holographic exhibition featuring a conversation with a virtual survivor.
The expanded campus, opening in June 2026, will double the museum’s existing footprint and increase visitor capacity to 500,000 visitors annually, including 150,000 students. Their permanent exhibit will undergo a refresh and include new cutting-edge technology to preserve Holocaust survivor testimonies.
Holocaust Museum LA Chief Executive Officer Beth Kean said, “There will be no other museum quite like this in not only Los Angeles but in the U.S. For instance, our one-of-a-kind boxcar pavilion will evoke powerful emotions ranging from pathos to striking resilient hope for humanity.
“We are creating an inclusive welcoming space for people of all backgrounds and ages to learn, dialogue and feel empowered to stand up to all forms of hate.”
Holocaust Museum LA received a lead gift from Andrea Goldrich Cayton and Melinda Goldrich, daughters of museum founder and survivor Jona Goldrich, to name the new campus. The museum also received gifts from Roz and Abner Goldstine to name the learning center, The Smidt Foundation to name the entrance courtyard, and the Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation to name the pavilion that will house the original boxcar obtained and donated by the family, and from the S. Mark Taper Foundation to name the theater.
The museum will continue to host events, including screenings, concerts, book talks, survivor talks and panels at off-site locations. More information can be found at https://holocaustmuseumla.org/upcoming.
More information on the expansion can be found at https://holocaustmuseumla.org/expansion.
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