Auschwitz Memorial Museum

Auschwitz liberation anniversary events to be held in Poland - official

The Auschwitz concentration camp was built by Nazi Germany in 1940 to imprison Poles. Two years later Auschwitz II-Birkenau was constructed and became the place of extermination of Jews. Andrzej Grygiel/PAP

The main international events to mark the 75th anniversary of liberation of the Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau will be held on January 27, 2020 on the site of the former camp, Polish Ambassador to Israel Marek Magierowski has said.

Greek exhibition opens at Auschwitz

The fate of Greek Jews deported by Germans to the Auschwitz Nazi German death camp during WWII is presented through the stories of concrete people at a new temporary exhibition at the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in southern Poland.

Polish President, US Vice-President to visit Auschwitz

Polish President Andrzej Duda and US Vice-President Mike Pence are to visit the former Nazi-German death camp of Auschwitz in southern Poland on Friday, a symbol of Jews' extermination and the martyrdom of Poles and other nations.

Director of Auschwitz museum awarded 'Knight of the Legion of Honour'

Piotr Cywiński, Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, was bestowed the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier (Knight) on Thursday by the French ambassador in Poland, Pierre Levy.

Conservators battle against time to preserve Auschwitz and Holocaust victims’ possessions

With thousands of personal items, dozens of buildings and hundreds of metres of fencing to protect against the ravages of time, the Auschwitz’s museums conservationist have a battle on their hands.

Baton used by Auschwitz conductor handed to camp’s museum

Set up in December 1940, the orchestra at Auschwitz was one of whole range of tools that the SS used to torment prisoners.

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