Modernising the future HQ of the Remembrance Museum
April 1st marks a year since Arco System signed the contact to transform the former Lagerhaus in Oświęcim into the HQ of the Remembrance Museum.
25 March 2021
The Remembrance Museum of the Land of Oświęcim Residents is active in the fields of popular science, education, publishing as well as in the organisation of exhibitions.
“We are very pleased that, despite the difficult epidemiological situation, the schedule of work set when the contract with the contractor was signed is being maintained. The changes both inside the building and in its surroundings are visible to the naked eye. We hope that the work will end as planned and we will be able to proceed with the permanent exhibition in the coming months,” said Dorota Mleczko, Remembrance Museum director, in March 2021.
April 1st marks a year since Arco System signed the contact to transform the former Lagerhaus in Oświęcim into the HQ of the Remembrance Museum.
We are still collecting photographs. They will make up a unique, collective portrait of residents who remember the heroes who risked their health and lives to help the prisoners of the Auschwitz German death camp. The portrait will be part of the permanent exhibition at the Remembrance Museum.
Is the idea of aid important to you? Yes? Send us a photo of yourself! Show us that the memory of the wonderful people who
“Here Was My Home. Displacement from the Zone of Interest of Auschwitz Concentration Camp” – is the title of an online educational session organized in April by the Remembrance Museum and the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.”
Preparations for the opening of the museum and permanent exhibition are attracting increasing interest from journalists, including those from outside Poland. In May, guests from French and Canadian media were told about the creation of the museum and its emerging exhibition by Dorota Mleczko, director of the Remembrance Museum.
Three representatives of foreign media visited the Remembrance Museum of Land of Oświęcim Residents. They inquired about the work of the institution and the planned
A forget-me-not flower on a stylized stem and the inscription – We will not forget – are elements of the new symbol of the Remembrance Museum which we are presenting on May 15, 2021, because it is May 15 that is Polish Forget-Me-Not Day.
Forget-me-nots on a stylised stem and the words “we will not forget” are elements of a new symbol of the Remembrance Museum. Polish Forget-me-not day
On May 19, museum director Dorota Mleczko spoke about the functioning and achievements of the cultural institution she heads at the UNESCO WHC/ICOMOS advisory mission during an online session. The experts had many questions.
On the 19th May Remembrance Museum director Dorota Mleczko presented the function and accomplishments of this institution at a forum of UNESCO WHC/ICOMOS (World Heritage
On June 9, Dorota Mleczko, director of the Remembrance Museum, and Krzysztof Koptynski, president of the Deko-Bau company, signed a contract for the execution, realization and launch of the museum’s permanent exhibition, along with the delivery of equipment and furnishings.
The works will be carried out “on two tracks” – that is on both the multimedia aspects and the installation of the scenography in the
Despite the lack of its own room and educational facilities, the educational offer of the Auschwitz Memorial Museum is getting richer. Museum educators conduct classes at schools interested in a variety of workshops. In total, a two-person team from the Education Department conducted 20 workshops throughout 2021. They were attended by 377 students.
The Museum has launched a historical project entitled “Hear the forgotten voices – the fate of the inhabitants of the Oświęcim area in the first half of the 20th century.” It is aimed at teachers, employees of cultural institutions, day care centers, libraries and local associations dealing with historical topics in the Oświęcim district. The Oświęcim Poviat together with the Oświęcim Municipality participated in the project as a co-organizer. The goal was to create a series of exhibitions dedicated to the fate of the inhabitants of the Oświęcim area.The prepared exhibitions could be viewed at: District Complex No. 10 of the Mikołaj Kopernik Mechanical and Electrical School in Kęty, St. Konarski High School in Oświęcim. Konarski High School in Oświęcim, Municipal Cultural, Sports and Recreation Center in Chełmek, District Complex No. 6 of Vocational and General Education Schools in Brzeszcze, “Glass” gallery of the Regional Cultural Center in Zator (authors from the Zator Land Lovers Society), Fireman’s House in Malec (authors – Youth Team at the Voluntary Fire Brigade in Malec), Local Government School Complex in Gorzów. The exhibitions will be successively presented at the headquarters of the Museum of the Remembrance of Residents of the Land of Oświęcim at 2A Maksymiliana Kolbego Street in Oświęcim.
In July, an unusual item was added to the collection of the Remembrance Museum. It is half of an oxygen tank from a Boeing B-17 bomber called the Flying Fortress. The aircraft part is one of the most unusual items among those acquired by the museum in recent months.
An unusual item has found its way into the collection of the Remembrance Museum of Land of Oświęcim Residents. It is half of an oxygen
At the end of August in Brzeszcze Nazieleńce, for the first time in her life, the daughter of Auschwitz prisoner Jozef Sobierajski met the woman who, along with her parents, helped him survive in January 1945. The meeting took place thanks to the efforts of the Remembrance Museum.
It could be a film! At the end of August in Brzeszcze Nazielence, for the first time in her life, the daughter of a KL
The Remembrance Museum has made available online the transcript of an educational session entitled “Stars over Oswiecim” dedicated to American aviators. Where the Americans flew from over occupied Poland, how long their flights lasted, what their targets were and how the Germans defended themselves against air raids – these are just some of the many topics covered during the lecture given by aviation experts.
A video recording of our gathering “Stars over Oświęcim” is available to watch on our website. The educational session, organised by the Remembrance Museum of
The building of the so-called Lagerhaus was one of several sites visited in Oświęcim and Brzezinka by international specialists in the protection of monuments and memorials – representatives of UNESCO and ICOMOS.
During their three-day stay, the guests, along with representatives of the IOC, the National Heritage Institute, and the Provincial Conservator of Monuments, conducted on-site visits to locations closely related to the functioning of the Auschwitz German extermination camp during World War II.
The so-called Lagerhaus building was one of several sites in Oświęcim and Brzezinka visited by international specialists in the protection of historical monuments and memorial
In 2021, staff at the Remembrance Museum continued activities related to the “We Remember” project. Its implementation began a year ago before All Saints Day.
This year, staff of the Remembrance Museum of Land of Oświęcim Residents are continuing activities related to its project entitled “We Remember”. Its implementation began
The transfer of the banner from the former Major Piotr Szewczyk Junior High School No. 1 in Rajsko was combined with the celebration of National Independence Day at the Rajsko Elementary School. The banner was received from the hands of Director Przemysław Dziedzic by Dorota Mleczko, Remembrance Museum director.
The transfer of the banner from the former Major Piotr Szewczyk Communal Middle School No. 1 in Rajsko was combined with the celebration of National
A special calendar went to friends and supporters of the Remembrance Museum before Christmas. Its pages feature heroes – men and women – who were especially meritorious during World War II in helping Auschwitz prisoners and fighting the Germans.
Friends and supporters of the Remembrance Museum of Land of Oświęcim Residents received a special calendar before Christmas in which photos of heroes and heroines are
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