New! Discover the new program of cultural activities at the Shoah Memorial

Madam, Sir,

The Mémorial de la Shoah is delighted to present its cultural program for April-August 2025 through four exhibitions: Auschwitz-Birkenau seen by Raymond Depardon (an unpublished exhibition); How the Nazis photographed their crimes. Auschwitz 1944; The Immortals; and The Genocide of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, which marks its 110th anniversary this year.

The cycle History in the Present Tense marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and the return of the deportees, notably with the valuable testimonies of six survivors, while an international conference focuses on the epicenter of the destruction of the Jews of Europe: Sonderkommando, Arbeitsoranische "Death Brigades."

We are putting the seventh art in the spotlight with the continuation of the 80-year cycle of films on the Shoah and the annual outdoor cinema screenings in August.

The Memorial invites you to the main events in the auditorium, including a series of documentary films by Jérôme Prieur as well as several premieres, among which the documentary Do you know what day it is today?  and the movie Mariana’s Room.

The Memorial hosts a reading by actor Mathieu Amalric of La Trêve by Primo Levi as part of the European Night of Museums, an exhibition dedicated to director Chantal Akererman on the occasion of the White Night, and the groups Chenji & KaeL and the Marx Sisters for the Fête de la musique.

We commemorate, through official ceremonies and special meetings, the genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, the Warsaw ghetto uprising, the National Day of Resistance, and the roundup of the Vel d'Hiv.

During our 6th edition of the Book Fair, you can participate in exceptional meetings, signatures and readings, and enjoy an open-air sale.

At the Shoah Memorial in Drancy opens Blue / Night. Art after the camps. An exhibition of the work of Shelomo Selinger.  Les Rendez-vous de Drancy apprehends the literary news, hosts screenings (don’t miss Ciné Drancy in July), and highlights testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Tutsi. A concert and an exceptional opening mark the European Night of Museums, while the White Night gives pride of place to storytelling, live drawing and sound creation.

We hope that you will fully take part in this rich program of the Memorial designed to raise awareness about the importance of preserving and transmitting the history of the Holocaust.

Jacques Fredj, director

Discover the new program of cultural activities of the Shoah Memorial