Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Summary

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #15 of 3,430).^[2]

Key Facts

• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum received the Golden Medal for Merit to Culture^[3].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum received the Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[4].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is located in Oświęcim^[5].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is in the country of Poland^[6].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's instance of is recorded as museum^[7].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Auschwitz I concentration camp^[8].
• The location of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum was Auschwitz I concentration camp^[9].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum took place at Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp^[10].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's Commons category is recorded as Auschwitz Museum^[11].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[12].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum comprises Auschwitz I concentration camp^[14].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum comprises Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp^[15].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum comprises Visitor Service Center^[16].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum comprises International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust^[17].
• July 2, 1947 marks the founding of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum^[18].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.035833, 'lon': 19.178333}^[19].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's authority is recorded as The International Auschwitz Council^[20].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's official website is recorded as http://www.auschwitz.org.pl/^[21].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's director / manager is recorded as Piotr Cywiński^[22].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+1430000'}^[23].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[24].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's date of official opening is recorded as July 2, 1947^[25].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Państwowe Muzeum Auschwitz-Birkenau w Oświęcimiu'}^[26].
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+191.97'}^[27].

Body

Founding

July 2, 1947 marks the founding of Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum^[18].

Leadership

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's director / manager is recorded as Piotr Cywiński^[22].

Operations

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Auschwitz I concentration camp^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Golden Medal for Merit to Culture^[3] and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[4], a grade of an order^[28], in Poland^[29].

Why It Matters

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum ranks in the top 0.44% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #15 of 3,430).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

What awards did Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum receive?

Honors received include Golden Medal for Merit to Culture^[3] and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta^[4].