HL-Senteret

Name

HL-Senteret

Legal name

HL-senteret – Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter

Website

https://hlsenteret.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HL-Senteret is a research, dissemination, and documentation center that delivers Holocaust and minority studies through permanent museum exhibitions, the Dembra school-based anti-racism education program, teacher training courses, longitudinal attitude surveys, and library/archive services. Its primary outputs are educational programs for Norwegian schools, public exhibitions at Villa Grande in Oslo, and academic research publications and reports on Holocaust, antisemitism, racism, extremism, conspiracy theories, and minority conditions.

Product overview

HL-Senteret (Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities) is a Norwegian research, education, and documentation center. Its core offerings include three permanent exhibitions at Villa Grande in Oslo: the Holocaust Exhibition documenting Norwegian Jewish and Roma history during WWII, the U/Synlig (U/Invisible) exhibition on everyday racism in Norway, and access to the historical bunker beneath Villa Grande. The center provides educational programs including Dembra (a school-based anti-racism program) and teacher training courses. Its research division produces publications and reports on antisemitism, holding regular attitude surveys on attitudes toward Jews and Muslims in Norway. Documentation services include library, archives, and artifact collections available by appointment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dembra: Educational program for democracy and anti-racism in schools
• Holdningsundersøkelsene

Products and services

• Holocaust Exhibition (Holocaust-utstillingen)

Quantifiable outcome

• Surveys conducted in 2012, 2017, 2022, and 2024 tracking antisemitic attitudes in Norway
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Heijmerink WagemakersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Dutch exhibition design agency selected as part of a four-agency international team to develop and realize HL-senteret's new Holocaust exhibition. Collaborating with HL-senteret's own specialists.
• Torden & LynildminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Danish exhibition design agency selected as part of a four-agency international team to develop HL-senteret's new Holocaust exhibition.
• Kiss the FrogminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Dutch exhibition design agency selected as part of a four-agency international team to develop HL-senteret's new Holocaust exhibition.
• NetronminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Norwegian exhibition design agency selected as part of a four-agency international team to develop HL-senteret's new Holocaust exhibition.
• KIFO (Institute for Church, Religion, and Worldview Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner on discourse analysis project examining argumentation and concept usage in the public debate on antisemitism after October 7, 2023. HL-Senteret and KIFO are jointly conducting this project.
• Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Jewish Cultural Heritage' bilateral cooperation project between Norway and Poland (2013-2017), along with Jødisk museum i Oslo, Det Europeiske Wergelandsenteret, and Falstadsenteret.
• Det Europeiske WergelandsenteretcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Jewish Cultural Heritage' bilateral cooperation project between Norway and Poland (2013-2017).
• FalstadsenteretcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Jewish Cultural Heritage' bilateral cooperation project between Norway and Poland (2013-2017). Falstadsenteret is also a peer human rights center.
• Jødisk museum i OslocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Jewish Cultural Heritage' bilateral cooperation project between Norway and Poland (2013-2017).
• Romano kher - Romsk kultur- og ressurssenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner on teacher courses about Roma history, traditions, and life in Norway today. Jointly organized educational programs for teachers.
• PRIO (Peace Research Institute Oslo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the event '30 Years after the Genocide in Rwanda: Gender, Accountability and Atrocity Prevention' along with PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security and Centre for Gender Research at University of Oslo.
• Centre for Gender Research, University of OslominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the Rwanda genocide 30th anniversary event along with HL-senteret and PRIO.
• University of Oslo (UiO)coreOthersHL-senteret uses UiO's single sign-on system (Weblogin) for staff access. The center appears to be organizationally affiliated with UiO, with staff email addresses using the uio.no domain.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Det Europeiske Wergelandsenteret (European Wergeland Center): Norway-based resource center on education for intercultural understanding, human rights, and democratic citizenship. Directly comparable mission to HL-Senteret's Dembra program and a confirmed partner on the Jewish Cultural Heritage project.
• House of the Wannsee Conference (Gedenkstätte Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz): German memorial and educational site at the location where the Wannsee Conference was held. Closely comparable in combining historical site preservation, exhibitions, and educational programs on the Holocaust, and serving similar school and public audiences.
• Anne Frank House: Amsterdam-based museum and educational organization focused on Anne Frank's story and the wider Holocaust. Comparable in combining exhibitions, archives, and educational programming on Holocaust and antisemitism, with similar target audiences (schools, general public, researchers).
• POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews: Major museum in Warsaw focused on the history of Polish Jews, including Holocaust history. Closely comparable in scope to HL-Senteret's work on Norwegian Jewish history; confirmed partner in the 2013-2017 Jewish Cultural Heritage bilateral cooperation project.
• Falstadsenteret: Norwegian human rights and WWII memorial center located at the former Falstad prison camp. Operates in the same Norwegian educational and memorial landscape as HL-Senteret, with overlapping subject matter (WWII, human rights, education) and is explicitly listed as a strategic partner.
• Jødisk museum i Oslo (Jewish Museum Oslo): Museum dedicated to Jewish life, history, and culture in Norway. Highly comparable to HL-Senteret: same geography, overlapping subject matter (Norwegian Jewish history, religion, minority life), and shared audiences. Listed as a strategic partner on the Jewish Cultural Heritage project.

Broad incumbents

• Imperial War Museums: UK national museum organization covering war and conflict, including the Holocaust, with a strong research, exhibition, and education function. A broader incumbent in the same space as HL-Senteret, offering Holocaust-related content within a wider portfolio.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The United States' official Holocaust memorial museum in Washington, D.C. Overlaps directly with HL-Senteret on Holocaust research, exhibitions, and education, but operates at far larger scale and international reach.
• Yad Vashem: World's leading Holocaust memorial and research institution, located in Israel. Operates at vastly greater scale across research, archives, education, and exhibitions, covering the same thematic domain as HL-Senteret but globally.

Emerging players

• Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (Yale University): Archive and research center dedicated to preserving video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Comparable archival and documentation function to HL-Senteret's library and archive collections, with strong overlap in audience (researchers, educators, media).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hlsenteret
• Facebookfacebook.com/HLsenteret
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-norwegian-center-for-holocaust-and-minority-studies

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Profiles9 records

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