Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Holocaust museum in Oświęcim, Poland.
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum contains 155 buildings and 300 ruins across 200 acres, preserving evidence of Nazi German atrocities during World War II.
Established in 1947, this museum occupies the grounds of former concentration camps where Nazi Germans systematically murdered 1.1 million people between 1940 and 1945.
The museum maintains over 100,000 personal belongings, documents, and prisoner artworks, serving as an international center for Holocaust education and remembrance.
Visitors can explore both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau sections with professional guides speaking 20 languages through pre-arranged three-hour tours.
Conservation laboratories at the museum employ specialists who maintain authentic buildings, documents, and artifacts, including the preserved ruins of gas chambers.
Location: Oświęcim
Inception: July 2, 1947
Official opening: July 2, 1947
Operator: Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau
Phone: +48338448000
Website: http://auschwitz.org.pl
GPS coordinates: 50.03583,19.17833
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:37
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