<P> After a unanimous vote by the United States Congress in 1980 to establish the museum , the federal government made available 1.9 acres ( 0.77 ha ) of land adjacent to the Washington Monument for construction . Under the original Director Richard Krieger , and subsequent Director Jeshajahu Weinberg and Chairman Miles Lerman , nearly $190 million was raised from private sources for building design , artifact acquisition , and exhibition creation . In October 1988 , President Ronald Reagan helped lay the cornerstone of the building , designed by the architect James Ingo Freed . Dedication ceremonies on April 22 , 1993 included speeches by American President Bill Clinton , Israeli President Chaim Herzog , Chairman Harvey Meyerhoff , and Elie Wiesel . On April 26 , 1993 , the Museum opened to the general public . Its first visitor was the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet . </P>
<P> After a unanimous vote by the United States Congress in 1980 to establish the museum , the federal government made available 1.9 acres ( 0.77 ha ) of land adjacent to the Washington Monument for construction . Under the original Director Richard Krieger , and subsequent Director Jeshajahu Weinberg and Chairman Miles Lerman , nearly $190 million was raised from private sources for building design , artifact acquisition , and exhibition creation . In October 1988 , President Ronald Reagan helped lay the cornerstone of the building , designed by the architect James Ingo Freed . Dedication ceremonies on April 22 , 1993 included speeches by American President Bill Clinton , Israeli President Chaim Herzog , Chairman Harvey Meyerhoff , and Elie Wiesel . On April 26 , 1993 , the Museum opened to the general public . Its first visitor was the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet . </P>
when did the holocaust museum in washington dc open
when did the holocaust museum in washington dc open
April 26 , 1993
April 26 , 1993