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

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Today, once again, comes the time for essential human choices. 78th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.

27-01-2023
On January 27, a group of 18 Auschwitz and Holocaust Survivors met at the former Auschwitz camp to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of this German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

Memory is the key to planning our future. Auschwitz Memorial Report 2022.

26-01-2023
English-Polish report summarizing the year 2022 at the Auschwitz Museum and Memorial was published. In his introduction, Director Piotr M. A. Cywiński wrote: "Today we can all see and better understand how much we need memory, which is the key to planning our future".

To date, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation has supported preservation efforts at the Memorial with over PLN 100 million.

25-01-2023
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation has already donated more than PLN 100 million for conservation efforts to preserve authenticity at the Auschwitz Memorial. The Foundation, established in 2012, manages the Endowment Capital, which has already grossed more than €175 million.

78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 27 January 2023 - announcement

24-01-2023
On 27 January 2023 we will commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz. The event will be held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The entire event will be streamed live online.

“Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp.” New English-Polish publication of the Museum

23-01-2023
“Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” is the new English-Polish publication of the Museum written by the director Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński. It shows a harrowing depiction of Auschwitz camp, functioning as “machine of death” and designed in great detail.

A new online lesson about the history of the subcamps system of the Auschwitz camp

20-01-2023
A new online lesson of the Museum is devoted to the history of subcamps of the Auschwitz camp complex. It was created by Dr. Piotr Setkiewicz, the head of the Museum Research Center.