Wiener Library, Research library and specialized archive in Russell Square, London, United Kingdom.
The Wiener Library is a specialized research archive in Russell Square housing extensive collections on persecution history and genocide. The facility contains tens of thousands of books, document collections, and photographs that researchers worldwide access for scholarly work.
The archive was established when Alfred Wiener moved his documentation collection from Amsterdam to Britain in 1939 to preserve it from Nazi persecution. Over the decades it grew into one of the world's leading research centers for Holocaust history.
The library shapes how people today understand persecution and survival through exhibitions and educational programs that remain continuously updated. Visitors encounter firsthand accounts and personal documents that bring historical events into focus.
The facility offers access to digital resources and physical collections suitable for academic work and personal research. Visitors should check ahead about reading room access, as the archive also provides research support.
The archive manages the Refugee Map project, a digital platform that visualizes hundreds of documented escape routes with historical map layers. This makes personal migration paths visible and connects individual stories to geographical history.
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