Auschwitz

The Canal Art Centre will be the first stop for an exhibition on the Auschwitz concentration camp. The exhibition includes personal belongings from people who were kept prisoners (and most probably exterminated) there.

The exhibit, produced by Musealia, best known for their staging of the Titanic or Human Bodies exhibitions will be shown in museums around the world for seven years.

Focusing on the largest and most fatal concentration and extermination camp of Nazi Germany in occupied Polish territory during the Second World War, under the supervision of the SS officer, Heinrich Himmler, this exhibition will  have a historic background, offering a reflection on one of the most dramatic events of the past century, and it has the support of the Auschwitz State Museum, located 43 kilometres from the city of Krakow, which has authorised the loan of personal belongings and objects, as well as the collaboration of over 20 institutions, museums and private collectors from different nations..

Visitors will have the opportunity to observe over 600 original objects from Auschwitz for the first time ever, such as the striped pyjamas worn by the prisoners and personal belongings, such as glasses or suitcases, which were taken from deportees on their arrival at the camp. All of these objects have been subjected to a long and delicate restoration process prior to being displayed to the public.    

Welcoming 1.5 million visitors every year, Auschwitz is the most visited concentration camp. It was added to the World Heritage List as a symbol of the Holocaust. In fact, it was a network of German Nazi concentration camps in occupied Poland whose construction was commissioned by Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS.

The recommended duration of the visit is between 2 and 3 hours, so we advise the visitors to plan their visit accordingly to be able to see the whole exhibition.