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Director of the Auschwitz Museum Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński awarded with the Legion of Honour
22-01-2019
The grand anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz next year
03-01-2019
The year 2019 at the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum will be primarily dedicated to preparations for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, which will be commemorated on 27 January 2020. A special team at the Museum responsible for the organization of this unique event will commence work right after the January commemoration of the 74th anniversary.
74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz - announcement
30-11-2018
The event commemorating the 74th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz will take place on 27 January 2019, on the premises of the Auschwitz Memorial. The visual symbol of the anniversary will be a painting by an Auschwitz survivor Jerzy Adam Brandhuber „Arrival of a transport to the unloading ramp”.