The State Museum at Majdanek

2010-09-02 18:15:41

Unikalne obiekty z getta na Majdanie Tatarskim w depozycie Państwowego Muzeum na Majdanku

W dniach 26-27 sierpnia 2010 r. Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Oddziałowa Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu w Lublinie przekazał w depozyt Państwowemu Muzeum na Majdanku przedmioty znalezione w 1988 r. podczas prac budowlanych na terenie b. getta na Majdanie Tatarskim. >>>

2010-03-26 14:06:57

Guided Tours for individuals

The Visitor Service Centre of the State Museum at Majdanek invites everyone to explore the new possibilities of visiting the former German concentration camp. We suggest that all visitors interested in the history of Majdanek take guided tours for individuals (in the so-called parties). >>>

2010-09-01 08:48:52

Oferta pracy w Muzeum: Asystent dyrektora – rzecznik prasowy

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku poszukuje kandydatek i kandydatów na stanowisko Asystent dyrektora – rzecznik prasowy. >>>

2010-08-31 14:47:58

Workcamp at the Memorial Site. Volunteers in the State Museum at Majdanek

Workcamp w miejscu pamięci jest projektem edukacyjnym łączącym w sobie możliwość poznania historii obozu koncentracyjnego na Majdanku z aktywnym działaniem na rzecz Muzeum. W ciągu dwóch tygodni, pomiędzy 14 a 28 sierpnia 2010 r. wolontariusze z Polski i Niemiec uczestniczyli w szeregu lekcji, warsztatów i prezentacji organizowanych w Muzeum oraz wykonywali prace porządkowe w przestrzeni historycznej byłego obozu. >>>

2010-08-24 13:24:51

Repair works in the State Museum at Majdanek

The State Museum at Majdanek is currently carrying out the second stage of the largest investment programme within the last thirty years, i.e. the renovation works of roads and pathways in the whole area of the museum. So far the road along the exhibition barracks has been renovated and so has the car park next to the entrance to the exhibition. Moreover, Prisoner Fields IV and V have been surrounded by a new pathway. This year the road and pavement leading from the car park to the crossroads with the Road of Homage and Remembrance will be covered with a new surface. The road across Prisoner Field III, which is a part of the visiting route, will also be repaired. >>>

2010-08-23 08:30:11

Voice of the Youth – international project at Majdanek

On August 21, 2010 the State Museum at Majdanek started an international educational project entitled Voice of the Youth – international exchange for Shoa memory. The workshops have been organized by the Museum in cooperation with The Well of Memory Association within the framework of the programme financed the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. >>>

2010-08-20 15:18:21

The State Museum at Majdanek hosted His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomeo I of Constantinopole

On August 20, 2010 Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku the State Museum at Majdanek hosted His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomeo I of Constantinopole. At the Mausoleum, where the ashes of the murdered are laid, the Patriarch laid flowers and paid tribute to the victims by saying the prayer for their intention. He also learnt about the history of the concentration camp at Majdanek and visited the crematorium and made an inscription in the Memorial Book of the Museum. >>>

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2010-08-19 14:42:52

New acquisitions in the Archives of the State Museum at Majdanek

A few days ago original materials documenting the fate of one of the prisoners were donated to The Archive of the State Museum at Majdanek. These are mainly secret messages sent from prison, and subsequently from the concentration camp at Majdanek. They were written by Stanisław Boroń, brought to Majdanek from Kolomyia at the beginning of February 1943 in the first transportation from Lvov. So far the State Musuem at Majdanek has only had a card from the Polish Red Cross files with his name. >>>

2010-08-13 12:29:12

Research-Methodical Seminar – History of the Holocaust on the territories of Western Ukraine and Poland

Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies in cooperation with State Museum at Majdanek and Auschwitz Memorial Museum (Poland) and under the support of American Jewish Committee and Claims Conference are holding on 14-20 August 2010 a research-methodical seminar "History of the Holocaust on the territories of Western Ukraine and Poland". >>>

2010-08-10 12:17:48

The announcement of the Management of the State Museum at Majdanek in Lublin

At night between 9-10 August 2010, from yet still unknown reasons, on the grounds of the State Museum at Majdanek the fire broke out in one of the historical barracks (a former kitchen on Prisoner Field 3). The building has been almost complately destroyed. A large amount of the prisoners’ shoes deposited there have also been burnt. A quick response of the Museum security and effective action of the fire brigade prevented the fire from spreading to further historical objects. >>>