Stiftung Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten Mahn‑ und Gedenkstätte Ravensbrück

Events

December

Book presentation: "You'll never get out of here... Luxembourg women in the Second World War between resistance, persecution and imprisonment"

02. December 2025 – 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr

Dr Kathrin Mess presents her book on Luxembourg women during the Second World War, caught between resistance, persecution and imprisonment, at the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Berlin. more

Digital ASF Salon: The Denied Victims of National Socialism

02. December 2025 – 18:00 - 19:30 Uhr

The denied victims of National Socialism: consequences and continuities in our present day: Discussion with Mascha Krink, Ines Eichmüller, Oliver Gaida and Dr Andrea Genest more

"The summer and winter version of the female prisoner’s clothing" - Panel discussion accompanying the exhibition on textile production at Ravensbrück Concentration Camp

Finger hut from the collection of the Ravensbrück Memorial, © Dominique Hurth.

04. December 2025 – 19:00 - 20:30 Uhr

The series of events is the supporting programme that accompanies Dominique Hurth's artistic interventions at the Ravensbrück Memorial. Each meeting deals with a research question or objects that the artist has encountered in her many years of research, both in archives and in dialogue with experts. more

Exhibition Opening on the life of Vilma Steindling

12. December 2025 – 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr

From 8 to 12 December 2025, the Ravensdruck art project will take place for the twelfth time at the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum. This year, students from the Ernst Litfaß School in Berlin will work on prints inspired by the life story of Vilma Steindling. The project will be especially enriched by the participation of Ruth Steindling, Vilma Steindling’s daughter. more

January

‘What colour is memory?’

07. January - 09. January 2026

A stage adaptation of Barbara Yelin's graphic novel The Colour of Memory. more

Guided Tour: Women from France in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp

18. January 2026 – 11:30 - 13:30 Uhr

A guided tour at Ravensbrück Memorial Museum conveys the history of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, with a particular focus on the experiences of women deported from France. more

Participatory Reading on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

27. January 2026 – all day

On the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum invites you to the annual Participatory Reading on 27 January 2026. This year’s focus will be on the men's camp within the Ravensbrück camp complex. more

Film Screening & Discussion: "Nelly & Nadine"

28. January 2026 – 19:00 - 21:00 Uhr

The documentary film "Nelly & Nadine" tells the love story of two women who fall in love with each other in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp in 1944. The film will be followed by a discussion between Antje Bernhardt and Andrea Genest. more

February

Female Forced Labourers from France in Germany (1940–1945): Sources and Memories

19. February 2026 – 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr

Historian Camille Fauroux presents her research on the history of French female forced labourers, particularly in Berlin, and their trajectories to the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. more

‘What colour is memory’ at the Ravensbrück Memorial Site

22. February 2026 – 14:00 Uhr

A stage adaptation of the graphic novel "The Color of Memory" by Barbara Yelin. more

May

81st Anniversary of the Liberation of the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp

© photothek /Kira Hofmann

02. May - 03. May 2026 – all day

On the weekend of 2 and 3 May 2026, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum will commemorate the liberation of the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp. The central commemoration ceremony will take place on Sunday, 3 May, at 10 a.m. more

Public Guided Tour for International Museum Day 2026

17. May 2026 – 11:30 Uhr

On 17 May 2025, museums and memorial sites around the world will mark International Museum Day, highlighting their role as places of education, remembrance and research. To mark the occasion, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum invites visitors to join a public guided tour. The tour will be held in German. more

June

Commemorative event on International Children's Day

© photothek /Kira Hofmann

01. June 2026 – 15:00 - 17:00 Uhr

The association ‘Die Flamme der Hoffnung-The Flame Of Hope e.V.’ commemorates the children, their mothers and fathers who died in the Ravensbrück concentration camp on the occasion of International Children's Day. A wreath-laying ceremony will then take place at the new memorial site. more

August

European Day of Remembrance for Sinti and Roma

© photothek /Kira Hofmann

02. August 2026 – 13:00 - 16:00 Uhr

2 August is the European Day of Remembrance for Sinti and Roma persecuted and murdered under National Socialism. To mark this day of remembrance, the Ravensbrück Memorial Site is commemorating the history of the persecution and murder of Sinti and Roma with a programme of events. more