Survey: How Much Does It Cost to Visit Holocaust Museums Worldwide?

Hundreds of museums commemorating Holocaust victims are located around the world. Some allow public entry at no cost, while others require a very high price. Some relate to the country where the museum is located, others emphasize the Jewish genocide. In Israel, there are quite a few such sites, some of which – like Yad Vashem – do not charge entrance fees from visitors. The Holocaust Museum in Paris, the museum in Washington D.C., and the extermination camps in Poland do not charge entry fees, but the situation in some other countries is different.

According to a survey by Walla! Business, not all sites worldwide open their doors to visitors for free. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, charges over 200 shekels for a family of five. At the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, a family of five will pay a similar price. It allows discounts for children, but does not specify the age required to purchase such a ticket. The survey shows that a family visit can end up costing hundreds of shekels. Eight central locations were examined: the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Anne Frank House, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Oskar Schindler's Factory Museum in Krakow, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest, the Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum at Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, and Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

The prices: Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and the Washington D.C. museum in the United States do not charge entrance fees. Occasionally, when there is a surge of visitors, the U.S. museum charges just one dollar for an online reservation. The Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest charges 19 shekels per visit. For youths under 26 or over 62, the price is about 10 shekels; the Oskar Schindler Museum in Krakow charges 21 shekels. A discounted ticket is about 16 shekels. A ticket for an individual in a group is 20 shekels, and a family ticket for two parents and two children under 16 will cost about 50 shekels. Children's groups or pensioners will get substantial discounts and pay about 15 shekels entry; the Museum of the History of Polish Jews charges 25 shekels or 15 for a discounted ticket. A family of two adults with children up to 18 years old would pay about 55 shekels for the museum; the Ghetto Fighters’ Museum charges 30 shekels per visitor; the Jewish Museum in Berlin charges 35 shekels. For students, disabled persons, or unemployed individuals, a ticket costs about 13 shekels. A family ticket costs about 60 shekels. The most expensive museum is the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, charging 43 shekels per visitor. According to the article, the attic where Anne Frank and her family hid, and from which she was sent to her death, has been open to visitors for more than half a century. The museum displays Frank's living conditions and the lives of her family and fellow hideout partners, alongside her manuscripts and other items. Notably, a full adult ticket costs about 43 shekels, for children and youth aged 10 to 17 a ticket costs about 21 shekels, and children under 9 are free to enter.