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The Lauder Foundation (USA) has assigned 2.8 million dollars for the adaptation of the so-called Aufnahmegebaeude (used at present, among other purposes, for the reception of visitors) as preservation workshops and a storage area.

Over 100 soldiers from the Bundeswehr Armored Brigade visited the Auschwitz Museum. They were accompanied by German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping, who joined Polish Defense Minister Janusz Onyszkiewicz in paying homage to the victims. Scharping stated that the German government recognizes its responsibility for all periods of German history, including the evil periods....

The Office of the Prime Minister held a seminar on the organization of this year's March of the Living. Jewish march organizers and educators took part, as did representatives of the Polish Prime Minister, Polish-Jewish friendship organizations, the Oswiecim city government, the village of Brzezinka, and the Museum.

Jozef Musiol's book, Man and Crimes Against Humanity, published by the Museum, was launched in the Warsaw Booksellers' Club.

The Anniversary of the Liberation of the Camp and Associated Ceremonies.

A Swedish Government grant of 1,000,000 kroner was officially presented to the Museum on January 27, 1999. The funds are designated for replacing the current Kleio computer program, used in the Archives, with new programming. The project also includes the introduction of new facilities for entering, searching, and analyzing the data