Auschwitz-Birkenau

80th Anniversary of the First Transport of Poles to Auschwitz. 14 June 1940.

The anniversary of the deportation of the first transport of Poles to the German Auschwitz camp will be commorated in a different way than oroginally planned. We wish to encourage everyone to use online educational materials prepared by the co-organizers. more

The Auschwitz Museum acquires the second part of the archive concerning the Ładoś Group

The Memorial acquired original documents of the second part of the so-called Eiss Archive. Among them are dozen photos of Jews, including famous figures that the group led by Polish Ambassador in Bern Aleksander Ładoś attempted to provide with Latin American documents. more

In memory we must search for sources for our responsibility today. 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Over 200 Auschwitz and Holocaust Survivors took part in the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Their words of reflection and warning were heard by the entire world, including leaders and and representatives of dozens of contries present in front of Gate of Death. more

Chancellor of Germany and Prime Minister of Poland at the Memorial for 10th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

The fact that German support for the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation celebrating the 10th anniversary of its creation doubled from 60 to 120 million euros was announced at the Auschwitz Memorial by Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany. more

Over twenty million PLN for the development of the Visitor Service Centre

The significant financial support will help to develop the infrastructure for providing services to visitors to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. The agreement between the Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation for the transfer of $5.5 million for the project was signed in New York more

The Auschwitz Memorial in Virtual Panoramic Images

The virtual tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial includes over 200 high-quality panoramic photographs. The images present the site of the former camp, historical descriptions, witness accounts, archival documents and photographs, artworks and objects related to the history of the camp. more

MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM

AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU

FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP