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433 historical documents scheduled for sale at an auction house in Neuss, Germany, in November last year, were entrusted to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The official handover took place on 30 January at the seat of the parliament of the German federal state of North Rhine–Westphalia.

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On January 27, 2026 a group 21 Survivors of Auschwitz gathered at the site of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki.

In 2026, fifty groups of students from Baden-Württemberg will visit the Auschwitz Museum in an online format through the platform Auschwitz. In front of your eyes. A special agreement to this effect was signed by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of the German federal state and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.

An English-Polish report summarizing the year 2025 at the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum has been published. In his introduction, Director Dr Piotr M. A. Cywiński devoted his remarks to the role of memory in today’s world.

Starting from January 22, visitors participating in guided study tours can access the former bathhouse building in section BIb of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. This historic structure has been extensively conserved thanks to the financial support of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation.