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In the footsteps of the indomitables. Witold Pilecki and August Emil Fieldorf “Nil” - winners of the V edition of the competitio
11-04-2018
50 pupils from Małopolska participated in the final of the V edition of the competition “In the footsteps of the indomitables”. Witold Pilecki and August Emil Fieldorf “Nil”. In addition to the challenges of the competition at the Captain Witold Pilecki State Higher Vocational School on 16 March 2018, the participants commemorated the victims at the Death Wall, and also took part in an educational project prepared by the International Centre for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.
Cooperation between the Auschwitz Museum, Le Camp des Milles and the region of Bouches du Rhône
26-03-2018
A child's dress - a family memento of a former prisoner born in the camp - donated to the Museum Collections
01-03-2018
A unique personal memento related to the fates of Maria Podstawna (previously Romik) and her mother Stefania was donated to the Auschwitz Museum Collections by Maria who was born at the German Nazi Auschwitz camp on 22 July 1943. The memento is a child’s dress made by the mother for her one-year old daughter in 1944, just after their release from the camp.
New preparation lesson for a visit to the Auschwitz Memorial
28-02-2018
A visit to the Auschwitz Memorial is a valuable personal experience for every visitor. The International Centre for Education has prepared a special “preparation lesson for a visit to the Auschwitz Memorial” dedicated to schoolchildren and teachers planning a visit to the former Nazi Germany concentration and extermination camp. Its authors are teachers Adam Musiał and Monika Witalis-Malinowska.