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Our Hands on History sessions are 90 minutes long and can be booked in addition to any learning session, for example, as part of a Holocaust Study Day.

*Our Listening to History session is 60 minutes.

These sessions bring history to life in ways that are meaningful for young people, offering them a chance to put their critical skills into practice, see today’s world differently and imagine new possibilities for themselves.

Become a History Detective


An archive restores and protects the past for the future generations. In this session, students are offered a backstage glimpse into the world of an archive.

They will learn how an archive works to gain hands-on experience of packaging and preserving unique historical artefacts and documents. The students become history detectives as they discover hidden stories from our archive.

Booking information

All sessions last approximately 1.5 hours for groups of up to 40 students and include the Learning Session and a self-guided activity inside the Exhibition. For groups of more than 40 students, please contact us to discuss options.


This session costs £130 per group.


Accompanying adults are free.

HCN Archive

Creating Change: Zine making


Zines have historically been the medium through which individuals, groups and marginalised communities have been able pursue shared ideas and subjects through making and distributing hand-made publications.

In this special session, students use our collections as a starting point to create a zine focused on themes that matter to them, including human rights, the importance of tolerance and community.

The aim is to connect past, present, and future and inspire creative action to help shape a better future.

Booking information

All sessions last approximately 1.5 hours for groups of up to 40 students and include the Learning Session and a self-guided activity inside the Exhibition. For groups of more than 40 students, please contact us to discuss options.


This session costs £130 per group.


Accompanying adults are free.

HCN Archive

Never Again? Politics of Remembrance

(Secondary plus only)


After the Holocaust, the phrase ‘Never Again’ was repeated across the world.

Sadly, genocide has happened in many cultures and countries, and continues today. This session explores the history of genocides and human rights abuses since the Second World War, and how the Holocaust impacted global responses to crimes against humanity. We will then consider how we memorialise and the politics of remembrance in our communities.

Booking information

All sessions last approximately 1.5 hours for groups of up to 40 students and include the Learning Session and a self-guided activity inside the Exhibition. For groups of more than 40 students, please contact us to discuss options.


This session costs £130 per group.


Accompanying adults are free.

HCN Archive – courtesy of the Knill family

Listening to History 


Hearing from a survivor of the Holocaust or their direct relatives is an extraordinary opportunity to gain an intimate insight into history by creating a real connection to the past.

Descendants of Holocaust survivors, called Second and Third generations, explore how the Holocaust affected their family’s lives, and how the legacy of the Holocaust continues within them.

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel once said that ‘whoever listens to a witness becomes a witness.’ This is why this is one of our most popular sessions.

Booking information

All sessions last approximately 1 hour for groups of up to 40 students, for groups of more than 40 students, please contact us to discuss options.


This session costs

  • £ 130 + survivor travel expenses when delivered on-site at Holocaust Centre North (HCN will subsidise £50 of survivor travel expenses) or

  • £150 + travel expenses when delivered in your school.

Accompanying adults are free.

HCN Archive – courtesy of the Knill family

Please note:

All Listening to History sessions held onsite at HCN will start at 1pm. Sessions held in school will start no earlier than 1.30pm, both in-person and digitally. We cannot guarantee a session with a particular survivor. If you wish to book an in-school session, please add three dates to your booking form that you are available, and we can make enquiries with our survivor community. If the dates are not available, we will offer you another date.