Museum reviews: The State Museum, Auschwitz 3 Articles

by Fiona Thompson

In 1939, the Germans invaded Poland and took prisoner many Poles. Initially they imprisoned them in Silesia but it soon became apparent that the existing prisons could not cope with the high numbers. After some discussion,...read more

by Camilla Persson

Normally when you go and visit a museum, you expect to find it both fun and interesting. There is nothing fun about Auschwitz, but on the other hand it is very interesting in a morbid sort of a way. It is hard to justify e...read more

by proxam

The State Museum in Oswiecim. Doesn't sound too sinister, does it? But use the German name for the city - Auschwitz - and it doesn't sound quite so cosy. It conjures up images of terror, unspeakable cruelty, bestiality a...read more