Today we live in an age of information, instant communication and progressive technology. It will include a modernized Historical Museum rich in authentic artifacts and documents, the Art Museum displaying the world's most extensive collection of Holocaust Art and a new area for temporary exhibits. A new enlarged entrance plaza and orientation buildings will be added so as to bridge the chasm between the everyday world around us and the hallowed memorial site, preparing the visitor for the Yad Vashem experience. It will also provide services and amenities. The expanded collection is housed in the new archive building, which was officially opened March 2000.
Education is the key for commemoration.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the International School for Holocaust Studies was officially opened in December 1999. Promotion of research by scholars at the International Institute for Holocaust Research. The complete computerization of Yad Vashem's documentation system, including the millions of names of Jewish victims in the Hall of Names. This will make the retrieval system among the most advanced and accessible to the public worldwide.