Sweden and the Holocaust

Explore Sweden’s history in relation to the Holocaust and learn more about Nazi crimes through exhibitions and interactive installations. Located in central Stockholm.

Visitors at the museum.

Opening hours

Closed Monday
Open tomorrow 11:00–17:00
Opening hours

What's on

Explore our exhibitions and upcoming activities.
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exhibition

In Black and White

The exhibition In Black and White explores Swedish media and the Holocaust. Please note: The exhibition is closed 1–6 September due to maintenance work.

Collage of headlines and photos from newspapers.

Your visit

Self-guided audio tour

Get a deeper understanding of the museum exhibitions with our audio guides, available in Swedish and English.

Visitor with audioguide.

The White Buses

Discover the Swedish Red Cross Rescue Operation of 1945. Follow people’s stories through a digital timeline, personal accounts, and maps.

White Buses.
Portrait of Rozsi and Lazlo Hirschl.
Photo: Yad Vashem

Lost Voices

They survived the Holocaust and came to Sweden in the summer of 1945, but died shortly after their arrival. Who were they, and what can be told about their lives?

Group of people stand on a ship's deck looking up at the photographer. On the deck are also two white buses with Swedish flags and the red cross symbol.
Photo: K. W. Gullers, Nordiska museet (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Stories of survivors

Read about destinies from persecution to Sweden.

The Swedish Holocaust Museum online

Experience what the Swedish Holocaust Museum can offer digitally.

Black-and-white photo.
upcoming exhibition

The Trials

Explore the legal proceedings after the Holocaust, meet the people in the courtroom and listen to the play The Investigation by Peter Weiss. The new exhibition The Trials opens on August 27.

A black-and-white historical photograph from a trial. People are hiding their faces behind papers and documents.