“There is a compelling need in them – to speak. About their colleagues. About gunfire. About their wounds. About the officers. About this very great life shock, about the experience which burned out souls. They will be the soldiers from Monte Cassino for the rest of their lives. They measure every life circumstance against this…

The Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Memory Museum cordially invites you to attend the conference entitled “Tireless in the Fight for their Homeland – Land of Oświęcim Inhabitants on WWII frontlines.” The event will take place at 10am on 16th September in the Centre for Dialogue and Prayer located at 1, Kolbego street. Member of the…

On the 1st September 1939, 80 years ago today, the Second World War broke out. Today, all over Poland commemorations are taking place to remember this tragic event which deeply affected our country. To remember those events, commemorations took place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 12pm. Director Dorota Mleczko represented the Land…

German armies crossed the borders of Poland without warning on the 1st September 1939 so beginning the first campaign of WWII – the largest armed conflict in the history of the world. On the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of WWII, we honour the fallen, whom we respect and remember. At 4.40am on the 1st…

The Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Museum has many plans for its development. Its main activities focus on investing in the building known as the “Lagerhaus” for the needs of the Museum and its permanent exhibition there. However, the Museum also carries out content-based activity through the constant expansion of its collections and museum artefacts. The…

During the 8th session of the District Councillors meeting, which took place on 17th April 2019, Dorota Mleczko, Director of the Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Memory Museum, informed the councillors of the activities of the Museum to date. During her speech, the director reminded listeners of the beginnings of the Museum, when a letter of…

Since the very beginning of the creation of the new cultural institution that is the Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Memory Museum, inhabitants of this land and its surroundings have been progressively contributing to the enlargement of the Museum’s collection. Unique photographs and keep-sakes have found their way into the collection. Donors are also keen and…

We invite you to watch a report of the latest conference to be organised by the Museum.

With these words Deputy Prime Minister Beata Szydło, who had honorary patronage of the academic conference entitled “Topografia Pamięci,” concluded her speech. The conference was combined with the promotion of Dr Andrzej Strzelecki’s publication published by the Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Memory Museum. The gathering, on the 18th March 2019, was under the patronage of…

More documents, photographs, family keep- sakes… local land of Oświęcim residents and surrounding areas are increasingly getting involved in enlarging the collection of the Land of Oświęcim Residents’ Memory Museum. Several days ago, we received an extremely valuable document known as an “Ausweis.” This document numbered 13402 was presented to us by Mr. Marian Domasik,…