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{{Infobox museum
| name            = United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
| logo            = United States Holocaust Memorial Museum logo.svg
| logo_size      = 187px
| image          = United States Holocaust Memorial Museum interior.JPG
| imagesize      = 325px
| caption        =
| alt            =
| map_type        = United States Washington, D.C. central#USA
| map_caption    = Location in Washington, D.C.
| coordinates    = {{Coord|38|53|12|N|77|01|57|W|region:US-DC_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| established    = April 22, 1993
| dissolved      =
| location        = 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, [[Southwest, Washington, D.C.]]
| type            = Holocaust museum
| visitors        = 1.6 million (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2016-ThemeMuseum-Index.pdf |title=TEA-AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report |pages=68–73 |publisher=Themed Entertainment Association |access-date=23 March 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127184506/http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2016-ThemeMuseum-Index.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| director        = [[Sara J. Bloomfield]]
| curator        = Steven Luckert
| publictransit  = [[File:WMATA Metro Logo.svg|20px]] {{rcb|system=WMATA|line=Orange|inline=box}} {{rcb|system=WMATA|line=Blue|inline=box}} {{rcb|system=WMATA|line=Silver|inline=box}} {{wmata|Smithsonian}}
| website        = {{official URL}}
}}
The '''United States Holocaust Memorial Museum''' ('''USHMM''') is the United States' official memorial to [[the Holocaust]]. Adjacent to the [[National Mall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent [[genocide]], promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy.<ref name="ushmm1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ushmm.org/museum/about/ |title=About the Museum |publisher=Ushmm.org |access-date=2012-05-03 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916002540/http://www.ushmm.org/museum/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The '''United States Holocaust Memorial Museum''' ('''USHMM''') is the United States' official memorial to [[the Holocaust]]. Adjacent to the [[National Mall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent [[genocide]], promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy.<ref name="ushmm1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ushmm.org/museum/about/ |title=About the Museum |publisher=Ushmm.org |access-date=2012-05-03 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916002540/http://www.ushmm.org/museum/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>