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A group of young people from Schiller’s Junior High School in Münster, which came to Lublin to take part in the school exchange with Staszic High School No. 1., visited the State Museum at Majdanek. The programme of educational activities included guided tour through the grounds of the former camp and visiting the outdoor exhibition as well as the exhibition "The Prisoners of Majdanek."

The aim of the project was to stimulate students into action that should be based mainly on finding places, objects and relics at the former concentration camp in Lublin. The basis for the search was the topography of the memorial site and its historical landscape. Useful tip for the students were educational materials including a plan of the camp and short pieces of information about individual places and objects, and above all reminiscences of the survivors who described historical events from their own perspective. The students shared the obtained information and impressions with other participants of the programme.