Over 100 various titles are available in the new museum online bookshop. Among them there are mainly publications documenting the history of the German concentration camp at Majdanek and the death camps in Bełżec and Sobibór. These are the latest findings, anthologies of the memories of people who lived at that time and sources editions.

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On February 27 the last session of the MuseumCouncil in this term took place. The Chairman of the Council, Prof. Andrzej Stępnik, summed up the results of the Museum work during the past 4 years: “I would like to notice that the Museum advanced as a centre of research on contemporary history, as well as history teaching. This period of time was very fruitful. Universities are going through a severe slump – there are no funds, students turn their back on history, there are only few World War II historians (…). The Museum took over many research tasks that earlier were assigned to universities. I was impressed when I participated in the promotion of the journal ‘Zeszyty Majdanka.’ These publications differ from those in bookstores – these are erudite research papers.”

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A cyclical educational project called “Practical commemoration” carried out at the State Museum at Majdanek by students from the Gesamtschule Waltrop was awarded a Dr. Selig Auerbach prize. It has been awarded schools by the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation in Recklinghausen (North Rhine-Westphalia) since 2006. The prize is granted for the best project in making the Holocaust history more accessible, commemorating the Nazi victims, Jewish culture and religion, and Christian-Jewish relations. It will be officially awarded in March in the town hall of Recklinghausen.

Starting from March 1, barracks no. 45 with a mockup of a concentration camp at Majdanek is closed indefinitely due to renovation works.

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The latest version of the museum guide is available to download from our website. The publication “Majdanek. Memorial and Museum" introduces to the Museum’s activities, describes collections and exhibitions, as well as history of establishing the Museum and various commemorations to the Majdanek victims. Some practical information and a plan of the Museum facilitate the visit at Majdanek.

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“Forgotten stories, forgotten people – young people from Poland, Germany and Israel discover fates of the Nazi victims” – it is a title of a project carried out by the Zamość Volunteer Centre, Maria Konopnicka Secondary School in Zamość, Dürer-Gymnasium in Nurenberg, and Youth Village Kfar Silver in Hof Ashkelon.

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Lecture course concerning the history of KL Lublin (Concentration Camp in Lublin) has been taking place in Secondary School No. 1 in Lublin. The lectures organised for the second grade students of historical speciality are the great opportunity to become acquainted with the functioning of the German concentration camp in Lublin as well as life of the whole community of prisoners and individual persons confined at Majdanek. Historical sources used during the lectures are the basis for discussion and exchange of experiences.

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A visit to the authentic historical places connected to the Holocaust, like Majdanek, offers a remarkable possibility of an active exploration of history. Historical workshops, organised on 19–23 January for the students of Gymnasium in Datteln, in Nordrhein-Westfalen enabled them to learn about selected aspects of KL Lublin's history on the basis of historical sources, e.g. studies, commentaries, and archival documents.

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A report on the activities of the State Museum at Majdanek in 2014 has already been published. On 50 pages, there is information about 70th anniversary of the Museum, the most important investments, exhibitions.

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On January 27, students from schools in Lublin took part in an educational project on the fates of the Jewish families imprisoned at Majdanek. The former prisoners of KL Lublin also participated in the meeting. The Museum – Memorial Site in Bełżec joined the commemoration as well.

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To commemorate the Polish political prisoners deported from Pawiak prison to KL Lublin, the Museum organised a meeting on 16th January. It was devoted to Danuta Brzosko-Mędryk, the former prisoner of Pawiak prison and KL Lublin, brought to Majdanek in the first transport of political prisoners from Warsaw on 18th January 1943.

Ze względu na awarię linii energetycznej budynek krematorium oraz toalety przy gónym parkingu (obok Mauzoleum) będą nieczynne do odwołania.

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Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku organizuje kurs na przewodnika muzealnego dla studentek i studentów. Osoby, które pomyślnie przejdą proces rekrutacji i wszystkie etapy szkolenia mogą liczyć na współpracę z Muzeum.

Information about opening hours and accessibility of State Museum at Majdanek between December 19, 2014 and January 1, 2015:



The outdoor exhibition and historical buildings are accessible for visitors everyday between 9.00 – 16.00.



Between December 19 and 31, 2014 but also on January 1, 2015 the Visitor Service Centre will be closed.



The historical exhibition in barrack nr 62 will be closed from December 22, 2014 to January 1, 2015.



We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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On November 25, 2014, first-year students of Cultural Animation of the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology from the University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska took part in the meeting with employees of the Education Department and Visitor Service Centre of the State Museum at Majdanek. It was the part of the program “Methodical workshops” in which students, led by teachers, visit public cultural institutions in Lublin, non-governmental organizations and private entities realizing the cultural activity.

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An international scholarly conference entitled "Martyrological Museums in a European perspective. Areas for experiencing and learning history" was ate highlight of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Museum at Majdanek It was held on 19-20 November at the Visitor Service Centre of the State Museum at Majdanek.

The State Museum at Majdanek would like to inform, that the Visitor Service Centre will be closed on December 24,31, 2010 and January 2, 2011. Simultaneously we inform, that because ofdifficult weather conditions, the historical exhibitionmay be closed for visitors anytime. Please check the availeability of the Museum before planned visit.


The information about closing of the objects will be displayed in a Current events section a our website www.majdanek.euWe encourage to contact us also by phone: +48 81 710 28 33, or bye-mail: centrum@majdanek.pl

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On November 19 and 20, on the 70th anniversary of its functioning, the State Museum at Majdanek organises scientific conference entitled “Martyrological Museums in Europe. Space of Presenting and Experiencing History” under the honorary patronage of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The conference is closed. It will be held in Polish and German.

On November 3, 1943, over 18 thousand Jews were murdered at Majdanek. It was the biggest execution by firing squad in the history of the German concentration camps, known as Bloody Wednesday. Everyone who would like to pay tribute to the murdered, by lighting candles and laying down wreaths at the foot of the obelisk next to the Mausoleum, is invited to the Museum at Majdanek on November 3, at 12.00.

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Observances of the 70th anniversary of the State Museum at Majdanek are held in November. On this occasion, the institution has published a book entitled “70 Years of the State Museum at Majdanek.” Apart from that the 26th issue of “Zeszyty Majdanka” including an article on the Museum’s exhibitions to date will soon appear in print.

Starting from November 1, opening hours of the State Museum at Majdanek and Museum of the Former Death Camp in Sobibór are changed. In the winter season, part of the museum exhibition is also closed.

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On October 22 and 23, 2014, post-graduate students of History Institute at Maria Skłodowska-Curie University in Lublin visited the State Museum at Majdanek. The visit was organized as part of the course named “Modern methods and techniques of running classes” run by Prof. Andrzej Stępnik.

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On October 21st, 2014, the youth from matura classes of the Secondary School No. 2 in Lubartów participated in the lesson that aimed at learning about the fate and experiences of former Majdanek prisoners. The programme took place in the modernized Visitor Service Centre where there are up-to-date classrooms equiped with appliances suitable for educational projects using interactive methods simultaneously for two groups.

Przypominamy, że1 listopadaCentrum Obsługi Zwiedzających, wystawa, bramy III polaoraz wszystkieobiekty historyczne będą zamknięte.Aby ułatwić dotarcie do pobliskiego cmentarza komunalnego, Muzeum umożliwiaprzejście przez teren oraz skorzystanie z parkingów.