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Public visitors: the Museum's core exhibit, which is artifact rich and laid out chronologically across eight galleries, placing the events of the Holocaust within a historical and socially relevant context that enables public visitors to have a cumulative experience over time. Public visitors are welcomed at the Museum 360 days a year. Public visitors: 33,078 the Museum hosts free public events throughout the year, including talks, concerts, film screenings, Holocaust survivor speakers, and exhibition openings. These poignant events engage the public in discussions on the social relevance of the Holocaust and the importance book of fighting discrimination, bias, and racism.public programs: 11,783student tours docent led tours are the cornerstone of the Museum's education programs and invite students in grades 4-12 to explore primary sources, encounter and analyze history, and participate in an intergenerational conversation with a Holocaust survivor, who shares their compelling testimony with the students and discusses the importance of oral history, resiliency, and treating people with dignity and respect. Most of the volunteer docents are past retirement age, offering continued generational relationships to form and develop. Many participating students attend area title i schools, many of which are assisted in traveling to and from the Museum with bus transportation grants to cover expenses such as drivers, bus rentals, and fuel.students served: 27,581schools served: 391transportation grants awarded: 25transportation grant students: 1552title i schools: 167title i students: 13,394