Stillman, who took over leadership<\/a> last June, oversaw the reopening of the institution<\/a> after an extensive renovation. It began to welcome guests again in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHistory, Heritage and Hope,\u201d the museum\u2019s core exhibition, received a major redesign. It now features Thor, the Danish fishing boat that was used to rescue more than 7,000 Jewish people in 1943.\u00a0<\/p>\n Thor, a Danish boat that was used to rescue over 7,000 Jewish people, is one of the museum\u2019s newest additions. Photo by Mark Parker.<\/p>\n Additionally, the building has a new entrance with expanded security features and an open-air second-story balcony. More projects are in the works.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Florida Holocaust Museum is home to the Elie Wiesel collection, which includes the Nobel Peace Prize laureate\u2019s personal papers and artifacts. It was selected by his family<\/a> in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Wiesel wrote over 50 books including the memoir Night, which described his experiences at the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe are in the process of cataloging the items and digitizing them and then we will be building out an exhibit called the Wiesel Experience on the third floor,\u201d Stillman said. \u201cIt will allow people to engage with Elie Wiesel and his artifacts in ways that have never been possible before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n An opening date has not yet been announced. The organization is also creating a traveling exhibition of Wiesel collection items for other Holocaust museums in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additionally, Stillman and his team are building an immersive theater for the Dimensions in Testimony experience. The exhibit, which allows visitors to interact with survivors <\/a>through pre-recorded videos, opened in a temporary space in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n The institution\u2019s off-site facility for cataloging, preservation, research and storage is in the process of being upgraded as well. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think the future is very bright,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe that, particularly because of the Wiesel Experience, we are going to be drawing visitors not just nationally but internationally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Danish-Rescue-Vessel-MP-1024x771-2.jpg\")
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