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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.

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43rd Session of the International Auschwitz Council

14-05-2026
The 43rd session of the International Auschwitz Council was held on 12 May 2026 at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The session was chaired by Prof. Dariusz Stola.

Session of the Auschwitz Musem Council

08-05-2026
On 7 May 2026, the Council of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum met in Oświęcim under the chairmanship of Prof. Barbara Engelking. At the beginning of the meeting, the Museum Director, Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński, presented the official appointment to the Museum Council to Krzysztof Kosior, the great-grandson of Witold Pilecki. His candidacy had been submitted to the Minister of Culture and National Heritage following the previous meeting.

Memoria Magazine no. 103

30-04-2026
'Memoria' is an online magazine dedicated to the history of Auschwitz, the Holocaust as well as memory and education around the world.

“The Light of Remembrance” for Professor Jürgen Rüttgers

29-04-2026
Professor Jürgen Rüttgers has been awarded the “Light of Remembrance,” the highest distinction of the Auschwitz Memorial. The award was presented to him on 29 April in Düsseldorf by the Director of the Auschwitz Museum, Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński. A particularly important aspect of the laureate’s public activity has been his commitment to preserving the authenticity of the Auschwitz Memorial.

“Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away” will be presented at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum next year

24-04-2026
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will bring the internationally acclaimed exhibition “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.” to Washington, D.C. for the first time, presenting original artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum and over 20 collections from around the world that have rarely been seen in the United States. For the first time on its tour, the exhibition will be free to the public.
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