Events

27. January 2025 – 11:00 - 13:00 Uhr

Participatory Reading Ravensbrück Reads Ravensbrück: "The Thought of Death Awakens in Me the Desire to Live" – The Year 1945 Reflected in Personal Testimonies. more

27. January 2025 – 19:00 - 21:00 Uhr

On this year's Holocaust Memorial Day, a participatory reading will take place online.‘The thought of death awakens in me the desire to live’ - The year 1945 in the mirror of personal testimonies. more

02. February - 05. February 2025

From February 2nd to 5th, 2025, 80 years after the liberation of the concentration camps, the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation is organizing an international conference on the National Socialist camp system in 1944, when it reached its greatest expansion and the highest number of prisoners. more

30. March 2025 – 15:00 - 16:30 Uhr

On March 30, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the death of French nun Élise Rivet will be commemorated. As a member of the Résistance, she helped persecuted individuals escape deportation until she herself was arrested, deported to Ravensbrück, and murdered on Good Friday in 1945. In her memory, the St. Lukas Neubrandenburg parish invites you to a memorial service at the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum. A guided tour of the historical camp grounds and the subsequent gathering in the café provide an opportunity for remembrance and exchange. The event will be held in German. more

01. May - 04. May 2025 – all day

From May 1 to May 4, 2025, the Ravensbrück Memorial and the International Ravensbrück Committee will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp with an extensive program. more

02. May 2025 – 19:00 Uhr

In this talk, Ravensbrück survivor Ivan Lefkovits shares insights into his experiences and memories. The event will be held in German and will be simultaneously translated into English. Registration required. more

03. May - 04. May 2025 – all day

The Market of Remembrance and Encounter invites visitors to explore the diverse forms of remembrance and commemoration work related to Ravensbrück. more

03. May - 04. May 2025 – all day

In the Weaving Mill on the former Industrial Estate (“Industriehof”) of the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum, Dominique Hurth presents a two-part artistic intervention on the largely unexplored textile history of the Ravensbrück Women's Concentration Camp. more

03. May - 04. May 2025 – 10:00 - 10:00 Uhr

From Saturday morning to Sunday morning, the names of the victims of the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp will be read out over 24 hours at the site of the former camp gate. more

03. May 2025 – 11:30 - 13:00 Uhr

Since June 2023, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum has been working on an online exhibition dedicated to the history of the men's camp and the experiences of those imprisoned there. more

03. May 2025 – 15:00 Uhr

The open-air exhibition on the former Camp Grounds presents 20 biogra- phies on historic sites, highlighting self-assertion, courage, and solidarity in seemingly hopeless situations. After the opening, curators Dr Andrea Genest and Jeanette Toussaint will give a guided tour. more

03. May 2025 – 18:44 Uhr

The concert links music, poetry and multimedia elements. The focus is on poems and memories of Polish women detained in Ravensbrück. more

03. May 2025 – 19:00 Uhr

The Memorial invites guests and cooperation partners to a joint dinner. Registration required. more

04. May 2025 – 10:00 - 12:00 Uhr

The Central Commemoration Ceremony will take place on Sunday, 4 May, at 10 a.m. Registration is required. Further details on the programme can be found here. The event will be simultaneously translated into German, English, French and Polish. more

04. May 2025 – 13:00 Uhr

The tour provides insight into the history of the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp. The tour will be held in German and English. more

18. May 2025 – 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr

On May 18, 2025, International Museum Day will take place. On this day, museums and memorial sites worldwide open their doors to highlight their significance as places of education, remembrance, and research. The Ravensbrück Memorial Museum is taking part with a public guided tour. Please note that the public guided tour will be held in German only. more

01. June 2025 – 11:00 - 12:00 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

12. June - 04. July 2025 – 18:00 - 19:30 Uhr

How do we remember the unspeakable? How do we tell stories that must be passed on? The Theater Youth Club Ensemble Angestrahlt brings a powerful production to the stage with Some Things I Know, but I Don’t Remember. Inspired by the life of Emmie Arbel, who survived Ravensbrück concentration camp as a child, this performance explores how memories remain alive. A thought-provoking engagement with the past and the present. Premiere on June 12, 2025, at Theater Strahl and on July 13 at the Ravensbrück Memorial. Please note: All performances will be held in German. more