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The Auschwitz Memorial together with the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation and leading figures from the European film industry, announced at Cannes Film Festival on 15 May the launch of Picture from Auschwitz — a pioneering project that will deliver an authentic 1:1 digital replica of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp available for filmmakers. Details are available at film.auschwitz.org.

On 13-14 May 2025, the 41st session of the International Auschwitz Council took place in Warsaw and Treblinka, chaired by Professor Dariusz Stola.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust invites you to participate in a webinar titled "Functionary Prisoners in KL Auschwitz." The webinar will take place on 28 May 2025 on the Zoom platform and will be translated into English.

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

On 24 April 2025, the 32nd March of the Living took place on the grounds of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. Leading the approximately 8,000 participants was a group of around 80 Survivors of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, as well as the Presidents of Poland and Israel: Andrzej Duda and Isaac Herzog.

Due to the growing number of visitors, starting in May, some entry regulations to the Memorial will change. It will primarily affect individual visitors touring without a guide.