Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum

Memorial Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

What to expect

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum on the site of the Nazi German Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. The site includes the main concentration camp at Auschwitz I and the remains of the concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Over 1.1 million people, including 960,000 Jews, died at the camp during World War II and the Holocaust. The museum was created in 1947 and has since become a World Heritage Site. It features national exhibitions, a research centre, and a collection of artifacts and archives. The museum also offers guided tours, including online guided tours, to educate visitors about the history of the camp and its significance

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the memorial and museum as part of a combined Auschwitz and salt mine tour departing from the city centre of Krakow

Highlights: We were all moved by the memorial and museum's significance and history ✨