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Auschwitz Fence Posts Under the Magnifying Glass. Conference on the effectiveness of the technology
The first stage in the preservation work associated with the renovation of the fence posts and concrete fence panels at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp has come to an end, and research is underway to assess the effectiveness of the technology used.
The Museum held a conference on "Scientific and Technical Research on the Fence Posts and Panels and the Work Carried Out at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oswiecim in 2000." Participants included representatives of the German Lander, the Remmers Company, the Construction Technology Institute in Warsaw, the firm carrying out the preservation work, the Museum Preservation Council, the Provincial Monuments Officers of Cracow, Gdansk, and Lublin, and members of the Museum staff.