We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation in the amount of $50,000. Since its founding, LAMOTH has served the community as a place where people can come and learn about this powerful history. Today, through artifacts, technology, and most profoundly, testimony from first-hand witnesses to history, this work continues and thrives. We are committed to ensuring our tours and programs remain free to all visitors, and it is through the support of organizations like the S. Mark Taper Foundation that LAMOTH continues to fulfill its mission as a community space for education and commemoration. This grant will support free Holocaust education, as well as interactive technology and innovative, multi-media programming that engages students across the city and the state in experiential learning.

 

Five years ago, the S. Mark Taper Foundation generously helped support the construction of our LEED-certified building. Since opening our doors, over 120,000 visitors have entered the Museum through the S. Mark Taper Foundation Atrium and engaged in our award-winning audio guide tours that are available in both English and Spanish. In 2015, over 44,000 individuals toured LAMOTH, nearly 15,000 of whom were students. Our audio guide tours include over 27 hours of interpretive material that engage audiences in an exploration of artifacts, music, and poetry from the time of the Holocaust. In the past two years, we have witnessed a 25% increase each year in attendance numbers, and every week educational programs are implemented across the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas.

 

With gratitude to the S. Mark Taper Foundation for its care and commitment to LAMOTH, and support of the work of our staff and community members.