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From Monday 25 August to Wednesday 27 August 2025, engineering works will take place on the RE5 railway line. On all three days, no trains will run between Berlin and Oranienburg from 8:00 to 18:00. S-Bahn line S1 will operate as normal between Berlin and Oranienburg. more

In memory of the participants, relatives and associates of the 20 July 1944 plot a memorial plaque was unveiled at the new memorial site of the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum. Several individuals involved or connected to the failed assassination attempt on Hitler were held in the Ravensbrück Women’s Concentration Camp. more

For the Research Exchange, we are looking for young researchers who are working on a project in the subject area of this year's European Summer University or on various aspects of the history of the former Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. more

With funding from the German Federal Rural Development and Regional Value Creation Programme (BULEplus) in 2024, the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum was able to acquire the audiovisual archive of filmmaker and documentarian Loretta Walz. more

In June 2026, the 28th Workshop on the History and Memory of National Socialist Camps will take place at the Ravensbrück Memorial Museum. This international workshop brings together emerging scholars and practitioners, with this year’s focus on the themes of “Scale” and “Trajectories.” more

Are you in the possession of photos, documents, letters, memoirs, audio or video recordings, everyday objects or works of art that relate to the Ravensbrück concentration camp and its satellite camps or to the history of the site after 1945? more