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MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU FORMER GERMAN NAZI
CONCENTRATION AND EXTERMINATION CAMP

Library - Online Catalogue

The Museum library holdings comprise approximately 50 thousand volumes and 2.5 thousand periodicals devoted to the history of the Second World War, the Third Reich, the occupation, and the fate of victims in prisons and concentration camps, with special attention to the history of Auschwitz. The library resources also include dozens of maps.

The book collection

The books in the collection, in many languages, consist above all of published original sources and scholarly studies, but also include literary works (memoirs, novels, short stories, poems, and even plays). The library also has a collection of German publications (books and periodicals) from the Third Reich period (“Hitleriana”). These books deal mainly with political and social issues in Nazi Germany.

Using the library

The library collections are intended for the use of the Museum research staff, historians from Poland and other countries, students, journalists, and teachers. Museum employees can borrow items, while people from outside the Museum can use them in the reading room (6 desks and 2 computer workstations). The libraries can also order books from other libraries through inter-library loan.

Hours

From Monday to Friday 7:30-14.30

On-line catalogue

Click the link to access the on-line catalogue of the library.

CONTACT

Call for participants: International Summer Academies 2026 (level 1 and 2)

09-03-2026
The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz Memorial will organize two editions of the International Summer Academy in 2026 – the 1st and 2nd level seminars.

Webinar: Women at KL Auschwitz - 26 March 2026

05-03-2026
The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust invites to a webinar titled: “It Was a Different World, a Place Living Its Own Life. The Women Camp in KL Auschwitz.” The webinar will take place 26 March 2026 on the Zoom platform and will include simultaneous interpretation into English.

Memoria Magazine no. 101

28-02-2026
'Memoria' is an online magazine dedicated to the history of Auschwitz, the Holocaust as well as memory and education around the world.

Prof. Marina Pignatelli appointed Honorary Consul of the Auschwitz Memorial in Portugal

10-02-2026
Prof. Marina Pignatelli has been appointed Honorary Consul of the Auschwitz Memorial in Portugal. She will support the actions undertaken by the Diplomacy of Remembrance of the Auschwitz Museum in this country.

A unique online visit to the Auschwitz Memorial for more than 200,000 Italian students

06-02-2026
More than 200,000 students from over 10,000 Italian schools took part on 26 January in a special, showcase online visit to the Auschwitz Memorial Site. This was made possible thanks to the platform “Auschwitz. In Front of Your Eyes”.
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