More than any other place, Auschwitz stands as a synonym for the Holocaust and the crimes of the National Socialists. The liberation of the prisoners of this concentration and extermination camp today marks a central day of remembrance, which is commemorated worldwide. On this occasion, the hdgö in Vienna invites you to visit the museum free of charge on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
80 Years of Auschwitz Liberation: Free Entry to the hdgö
22-01-2025, 10:50
On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration and extermination camp of the National Socialists. 80 years later, the House of Austrian History (hdgö) is dedicating a diverse program to this commemorative year. An intervention in the main exhibition makes twelve stories from the liberation period in 1945 visible. On January 26, it can be seen with free admission to the museum.
The intervention on Liberation 1945 in the main exhibition marks twelve special objects and highlights upheavals, hopes, and continuities. One of the displayed objects brings the contrasts of this time particularly impressively to the point: Jan Kupiec, a survivor of several concentration camps, adorned postcards immediately after his liberation with sketches of the horrors of Auschwitz - on the back of idyllic views of Austria. At 2 pm, the focus tour "National Socialism and Memory" provides insights into the Nazi era in Austria and shows how society has dealt with Nazi crimes from then until today.
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