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The Museum of Tolerance

11 January 2014 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Greater Los Angeles Area, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time: 5 minutes

Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles © Cbl62/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Museum of Tolerance (MOT), a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, is designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. Established in 1993, as the educational arm of human rights organization, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, MOT also deals with atrocities in Cambodia and Latin America, besides issues like bullying and hate crimes. The MOT has an associated museum and professional development multi-media training facility in New York City. read more…