The ''Seeing Auschwitz'' Exhibition Launches This October In South Kensington

September 23rd 2022.- The ''Seeing Auschwitz'' exhibition will open its doors for a limited time in London this October 20th on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington. The exhibition, created by Musealia, the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and presented in London by Fever, will invite visitors to reflect on the true dimension of the horrors committed by Nazi Germany. Tickets are already available through Fever, starting at £10 for adults.

The 60-75 minute exhibition uses analysis of the scarce photographic evidence of the camp that has survived to the present day as well as the process of the construction of the collective memory of Auschwitz and other contemporary genocides. The exhibition offers free access to an audio guide available in English and Spanish that includes testimonies from survivors.  

''Seeing Auschwitz'' confronts the viewer with rare photographs captured by perpetrators, victims and liberators. The images provide unsettling perspective and stark evidence of mass murder, but also of the humanity of the people who perished there. The vast collection of images come from varying sources including aerial allied pictures of the camps, documentation of the deportation process and living within Auschwitz as well as insight into life before the camps.

Ticket prices for adults start at £10.

The exhibition presents more than 100 images of victims and perpetrators, as well as snapshots of the systematic extermination process and scenes of everyday life in Auschwitz, mostly immortalized by the SS perpetrators themselves and audiovisual testimonies of survivors. These provide unequivocal evidence of the crimes committed at Auschwitz and, at the same time, present a great challenge to the viewer.

Lead curator and one of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust, Paul Salmons says: "They look like faithful portraits of an instant, but these photographs are not neutral sources at all: we are looking at a piece of reality but seen from the Nazi perspective. It is necessary to stop and analyze them to really see what each image truly reveals, not only about the place and the moment, but also about their own authors, the people portrayed, and even about ourselves as viewers''.

The contents of the exhibition have been developed by Musealia and their team of experts lead by curator Paul Salmons, so that each visitor can get the most out of their visit and understand the facts presented in the exhibition regardless of their prior historical knowledge.

Director of Musealia, Luis Ferreiro says: "Memory, both individual and collective, is largely formed through images. In the case of Auschwitz, this is especially problematic, given its provenance. This is what we wanted to explore in this exhibition, which also allows us to extend our gaze to the present, to question ourselves if we have really known how to see Auschwitz after everything that happened from 1945 onwards".

The ''Seeing Auschwitz'' exhibition has been conceived and created by the Spanish company Musealia together with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland. It was originally developed for the United Nations’ observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and exhibited at UN Headquarters, New York, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris and United Nations Information Offices worldwide.

Images can be found here.

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Notes To Editors:

Website: http://www.seeingauschwitz.com/london

Tickets: Tickets are available for purchase through Fever’s marketplace here.

The ''Seeing Auschwitz'' Exhibition Address: 

Old Brompton Rd South Kensington London SW7 3LD

Recommended Age: From secondary school upwards.

Venue Opening Times: Tuesday to Friday: From 10 am to 7 pm. Saturdays and Sundays: From 9 am to 7 pm.

About Musealia: 

Musealia is an independent Spanish company that creates and manages global historical touring exhibitions, which inspire us all to explore the past, understand the present and shape our collective future.

With more than 20 years of international experience, our exhibitions are characterized by their strong narrative character, their historical rigor, educational value and emotional impact. 

More than 70 museums and institutions in countries such as the United States, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, Poland or Spain have hosted our exhibitions.

About The Auschwitz - Birkenau State Museum:

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a public museum located in the Polish town of Oswiecim, consecrated to the memory of the victims of this Nazi concentration, forced labour and extermination camp, as well as to the preservation of the very place (Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II-Birkenau) and the historical objects it contains. 

Despite having lent exhibits to other museums and institutions before, it had never carried on such a substantial collaboration, both for its scale and for its historic relevance, as now, lending more than 400 unique objects to an international traveling exhibition. 

Created by the Government of Poland in 1947, the Museum comprises 191 hectares and was declared a Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 1979. In 2016, it beat its own record when 2 million people visited the complex. 

Today, Auschwitz is still the site of the largest mass murder in human history. And now, as its last survivors and perpetrators are disappearing, the spreading of its legacy has become more important than ever.

About Fever:

Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform, helping millions of people every week to discover the best experiences in their cities, with a mission to democratize access to culture and entertainment in real life. Through its platform, Fever inspires users to enjoy unique local experiences and events, from immersive exhibitions, interactive theatrical experiences, festivals, to molecular cocktail pop-ups, while empowering creators with data and technology to create and expand experiences across the world.

Press Contact:

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