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The staff members of the Ravensbrueck Memorial Museum wish you Happy Holidays and all the Best for the New Year. more

Over Christmas and New Year's Day, opening hours will be different from regular opening hours. The memorial will be closed between 24-26 December and on 31 December. On Tuesday, 13.12.2022, the visitor centre will be closed for administrative reasons. more

The memorial's former director, Dr Insa Eschebach, recevied the Order of Merit of the State of Brandenburg for her comitments more

The educational department of the Ravensbrück Memorial is permanently looking for freelance guides! Do not hesitate to contact us. more

As became known a few days ago, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has requested the "liquidation" of the Russian human rights organisation Memorial International, on which the Russian Supreme Court will decide on 25 November 2021. more

Holocaust survivor Zilli Schmidt died in Mannheim on 21 October 2022 at the age of 98. more

This year's "Siemens in Ravensbrück" project has been taking place at the Ravensbrück Memorial since yesterday. The Siemens trainees are dealing with the history of their company in the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. more

For several years, there has been a campaign for the recognition of lesbians or prisoners denounced as lesbians in the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. The event on 30 September is a preview screening of the film NELLY & NADINE by director Magnus Gertten. This will be followed by a discussion about the film, the current state of research and joint reflections on how to commemorate these women. more

The memorial mourns the death of Heinz Wewer. Our thoughts are with his family and friends more

The pop-up "story shop" in front of the café of the "Alte Reederei" invites tourists and locals to tell their memories of the year 1945 from 16 to 21 August 2022, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. each day. more

The first of three international work camps has begun at the Ravensbrück Memorial. Until 5 August, 35 young people from all over the world will spend a week at the historical site and in online formats dealing with the history of the Ravensbrück concentration camp and commemoration. more

Die Unterstützung für Überlebende der NS-Verfolgung in der Ukraine in den Fokus rücken. Das möchte ein Zusammenschluss von NS-Gedenkstätten mit einer Aktionswoche vom 19.-29. Juni 2022. Während der Aktionswoche finden Sie eine Spendenbox vor dem Besucherinformationszentrum der Gedenkstätte. Vielen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung! more

Opening of the "Fürstenberger BRUCHSTÜCKE '45" - Exhibition in the city and accompanying programme of events bring the city of Fürstenberg and the Ravensbrück concentration camp into a dialogue more

Save the Date: This year's European Summer School Ravensbrück is dedicated to the question to which extent memorial sites are places of "multidirectional memory”, how this emerges, and how this approach finds its way into the practical work at the sights. The question will be explored theoretically as well as in numerous practical examples. Further information on the program and registration here. more

In a joint declaration, more than 70 cultural heads of cultural institutions in Brandenburg protest against the war unleashed by the Russian president and show solidarity with the people in Ukraine. The Foundation's director, Dr Axel Drecoll, is among the signatories of the declaration. more

In a statement published today, numerous representatives of memorial sites in Germany protest against the Russian judiciary's action against the internationally renowned human rights organisation Memorial International. more

The Greek Ravensbrück survivor Elisabeth Vakalopoulou passed away in July last year at the age of 96. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. more