UK Holocaust Memorial

About

A UK Holocaust Memorial and learning centre was first proposed in 2015 to preserve the testimony of British Holocaust survivors and concentration camp liberators and to honour Jewish and other victims of attempted extermination by Nazi Germany, including Gypsies and disabled people. The existing Hyde Park Holocaust Memorial was opened in 1984. In 2016 a site in Victoria Tower Gardens, a public park next to the Houses of Parliament in London, was chosen for the memorial.

This location caused controversy because of the popularity and nature of the location and the amount of space the memorial would take. In January 2026, the Holocaust Memorial Act 2026 received Royal Assent, removing the legal restriction on building on the park, as well as providing the right to public funding for building and maintenance, and marking a major step in the delivery of the project.