Education

Education at the State Museum at Majdanek is based on the principles of a teaching concept called pedagogy of memory. It combines historical knowledge with active learning, experiencing and interpreting the post-camp landscape and collections. This extracurricular form of teaching intertwines reflection on the past with the dispositions, beliefs and attitudes of the participants. It takes into account their subjectivity. Pedagogy of memory also encourages independent and creative discovery of traces of past events, as well as the development of critical thinking and dialogue with the present. Thanks to this, recipients learn to recognise the importance of history in the context of contemporary social and ethical challenges.

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Book workshops

An integral part of educational activities is experiencing an authentic memorial site, such as the former concentration camp at Majdanek. Contact with its material remains, artifacts, eyewitness accounts, and archival documents adds an emotional dimension to the learning process and makes it more engaging. It also allows for the development of historical imagination, enabling a better understanding of the motives and mechanisms that led to the tragedies and crimes of World War II.

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Educational projects

Online materials

We have prepared free teaching materials for primary and secondary school teachers. They can be used independently during history, Polish language, or form periods.

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