Auschwitz-Birkenau

The grand anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz next year

The year 2019 will be dedicated to preparations for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, which will be commemorated on 27 January 2020. A special team organizing this unique event will begin work right after the 74th anniversary. more

Unique exhibition "David Olère. The One Who Survived Crematorium III"

The largest monographic exhibition of drawings and paintings by a former Sonderkommando prisoner of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp will be presented at the Auschwitz Memorial until March 2019. more

Exhibition of documents from the Eiss Archive in Bern

The exhibition presenting the Eiss Archive was opened at the residence of the ambassador of Poland in Bern. The unique collection was acquired in August by the Auschwitz Museum thanks to the involvement of the Polish diplomacy and support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. more

Directors of Auschwitz Memorial and Yad Vashem discussed future of Holocaust education

The climax of the 10th International Conference on Holocaust Education was the discussion between Avner Shalev, chairperson of the Yad Vashem Directorate and Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, director of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum regarding the future of education about the Holocaust. more

National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of German Nazi Concentration Camps and Extermination Camps

On 14 June 2018 the commemoration event of the 78th anniversary of the first deportation of Poles to KL Auschwitz were held. more

There were no “Polish death camps”. There is a simple tool, to prevent this mistake from recurring

A special application “Remember” is to help avoid the use of the term “Polish concentration camps” or “Polish death camps” in 16 languages. more

MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU

FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP