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On 15 February, the Polish premiere of the film 'Zone of Interest,' directed and written by Jonathan Glazer, was held at the Auschwitz Museum. The film, depicting the family life of Auschwitz camp commandant Rudolf Höss, was awarded the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival last year. It also received five Oscar nominations.

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust invites to an online educational session "The Image of Auschwitz in Mass Culture - creators' fantasy versus historical accuracy," which will take place on 29 February on the Zoom platform. It will be simultaneously translated into English.

"Auschwitz – Memories of Europe – European Memory" is a new educational project of the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust aimed at foreign groups of schoolchildren in cooperation with the International Youth Meeting Centre.

On 27 January 2024, twenty Auschwitz and Holocaust Survivors took part in the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp. The event was held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

English-Polish report summarizing the year 2023 at the Auschwitz Museum and Memorial was published. Director Piotr M. A. Cywiński dedicated his introduction to the role of memory in shaping our post-war identity.

On 27 January 2024 we will commemorate the 79th 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.