The Museum of Tolerance, in Los Angeles, California, challenges visitors to confront bigotry, antisemitism, and hate, encouraging a deeper understanding of the Holocaust within both historical and modern contexts. Since the Museum opened in February of 1993, it has hosted over 8 million visitors with more than 3.5 million students and 200,000 adults who have participated in the museum experience and its programs. 
The Museum of Tolerance was founded by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a renowned Jewish human rights organization honoring the legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the legendary Nazi hunter. Dedicated to justice and tolerance, the Center created the museum to address growing Holocaust denial and foster tolerance.
Rather than a traditional museum of artifacts, the Museum of Tolerance was designed as an interactive space to inspire action. Its mission is to educate against prejudice, promote diversity, and prevent hatred and genocide. By engaging visitors’ hearts and minds, putting a spotlight on discrimination challenges all to assume personal responsibility for positive change.
