Discover the new program of cultural activities of the Shoah Memorial

At the beginning of 2025, which marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Shoah Memorial offers a cultural and educational program designed to raise awareness among all generations about the importance of preserving and transmitting the history of the Holocaust.

The Memorial hosts four exhibitions this season. How the Nazis photographed their crimes. Auschwitz 1944 questions the historical significance of the images taken by the SS. From the discovery of the camps to the return of the deportees offers a poignant insight into the difficult reconstruction of the survivors after the Holocaust.

The exhibition David Olère. Drawings reveals the striking works of an artist who survived Auschwitz, who translated the unspeakable through his illustrations.

Finally, visitors will be able to discover The Immortals, an exhibition based on five eponymous video capsules made by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache and which stage the encounter between a. a young person and a. e survivor. e, a symbol of the commitment of young people who promised to be the memory of their memory.

On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January) and in the context of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Memorial presents a series of exceptional events including testimonies from the last survivors of Auschwitz.

The cinema cycle crosses 80 years of films on the Shoah; we continue 'Vives Mémoires', our partnership with the Théâtre de la Ville, with three musical readings; the program is enriched by events on the occasion of International Women’s Day and as part of the Week of education and actions against racism, antisemitism and anti-LGBT+ hatred; the main events in the auditorium will include the forewordpremiere of the film Turbulence by Anne Aghion, as well as a musical reading in tribute to Robert Badinter, and the preview screening of the documentary Anne Frank. Diary of a teenager by Alexandre Moix.

At the Drancy Shoah Memorial, you can attend, among other things, several screenings (La Zone d'intérêt, La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises), events around literary news, as well as a day that marks the 100th anniversary of Ginette Kolinka, survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

This new season, in Paris, Drancy and in the region, reaffirms the mission of the Memorial: to transmit for action. The Memorial remains a space for (re)discovery and engagement. Entering one’s doors is to participate in an essential act of citizenship and be part of a process of transmission and hope for the future.

Jacques Fredj, director

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