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“It is difficult, at the site of a tragedy, to speak about hopes for a better future for our world; remembrance, awareness, and a sense of human responsibility are, nevertheless, essential to the birth of such hopes,” writes Director Piotr M.A. Cywiński, Ph.D., in the introduction to the annual report on the work of the Museum. The 70 color pages of the bilingual report contain information on the most important events of 2007.

For the second time, Yad Vashem (The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority) in Jerusalem hosted a seminar for Roman Catholic priests from Poland. This year, the group consisted above all of the rectors, vice rectors, and prefects of seminaries from all over the country.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Museum is cooperating with the Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education at the University of Southern California on a multimedia package for teaching about the Holocaust and Tolerance.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, part of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, has carried out a successful test of extending its work to prison inmates.

Former Auschwitz prisoners; representatives of the Polish parliament, government, and President; deputies of the European Parliament; members of the diplomatic corps; residents and officials from Oświęcim powiat, invited guests, and all those desirous of taking part in ceremonies marking the liberation of the camp by Red Army soldiers attended commemorative ceremonies on Sunday, January 27. The Polish President, Lech Kaczyński, and Mrs. Kaczyńska were the honorary patrons.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum has published (in Polish) an extensive set of classroom materials for teachers under the title How to Teach about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.