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The Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for funding the project “Increasing access to cultural resources through the conservation and protection of historic structures and the renovation and expansion of the infrastructure of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum.” The entire undertaking is being carried out under the European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment 2021–2027 programme.

The 21st session of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation Council was held on 25 June 2026 at the headquarters of BNP Paribas Bank Polska in Warsaw. The meeting was devoted to summarising the Foundation’s activities over the past year, discussing ongoing conservation and educational projects, and the challenges facing the protection of the memory of Auschwitz.

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

The international conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire, will take place on 6 –8 October 2026 in Kraków, Poland. The Auschwitz Memorial is one of the partners of the event.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum invites adults to take part in the “Volunteer Academy” project, which will take place from 12 to 18 September 2026 at the Auschwitz Memorial.

Prof. Nora Fischbach has been appointed Honorary Consul of the Auschwitz Memorial in Venezuela. She will support activities undertaken in the country as part of the Diplomacy of Remembrance of the Auschwitz Memorial.