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The Museum of History and Holocaust Education Awards and Recognitions

The Museum of History and Holocaust Education and its staff have been recognized for excellence in museum education, curation, and operations by professional organizations at the state, regional, and national levels.

Programming

2025: Top Education Award from Georgia Association of of Museums (GAM) for the program Civil Rights Educator Workshop in partnership with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
2024: Top Education Award from Georgia Association of of Museums for the program Pre-Service Teacher Workshop for Holocaust Education
2020: Gold Award from SEMC in Digital Education for the new programs created by the MHHE in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
2019: Top Georgia Association on of Museums' Education Award for the program Unlock History.
2017: Silver Award from the Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) in Digital Education for the Georgia Journeys web exhibit.
2016: MHHE and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights education team recognized by GAMG for their program Conversations on Human Rights.
2014: MHHE Education Outreach Team recognized by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries (GAMG) for developing an in-school program using traveling exhibits, traveling trunks, and standards-based curriculum to enhance the educational experience of students in Atlanta and north Georgia.

Ashley Accepts GAMG Award — Ashlee Grenard accepts the Top Education Award from Georgia Association of Museums

Exhibits

2025: Bronze Award from SEMC in the over $25,000 category for the permanent exhibition, Save One Life: Resistance During the Holocaust
2023: Gold Award from SEMC in the under $25,000 category for the temporary exhibition, The Sky's the Limit: Women Pilots of World War II.
2021: Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) Multimedia Award for the multimedia supplements for The Tragedy of the St. Louis/La Tragedia del St. Louis traveling exhibit, in recognition of excellence in the creation of this new project, providing meaningful educational resources for a variety of audiences.
2019: Nomination for BackStory Best in Public History award for Refuge or Refusal: Turning Points in U.S. Immigration History.
2018: Honorable Mention from SEMC in the under $25,000 category for the permanent exhibit, Georgia Goes to War.
2017: American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) Award of Merit given to the MHHE for the Georgia Journeys exhibit.
2017: Silver Award from SEMC in Technological Applications for the Georgia Journeys in-gallery and web-based exhibit supplement.