Life of prisoners

Auschwitz I, Block 6 – The life of the prisoners

A presentation of the treatment of people imprisoned in Auschwitz from the moment of admission (procedures for registration, assignment and marking of a camp number, classification in the appropriate prisoner category, prisoner garments and footwear).

Everyday camp reality was also shown through reproductions of former prisoner Mieczysław Kościelniak's series A Day in the Life of a Prisoner. The block also contained enlarged camp mug shots of victims with camp number, name, date of birth, occupation (if known), date of arrival in the camp, and date of death.

The life of the...