including Yad Vashem, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Wiener Library, and the Buchenwald Mauthausen and Sachsenhausen and Westerbork memorial sites.
Through the cooperation of the exhibition's creators with local museums, the exposition has been enriched with objects and stories showing local connections, emphasising the importance of the history of Auschwitz for the residents of Scandinavia. These include the story of Danish Jews fleeing to Sweden, the Swedish diplomat Raul Wallenberg, who rescued Jews in Hungary, and the relief operation for concentration camp prisoners commissioned by the Swedish government in spring 1945 known as the "white buses".
The presentation of the exhibition "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. "in Malmö is possible through institutional cooperation between the city and the Skåne region and the involvement of the Forum for Living History as an educational partner. In Sweden, the exhibition is presented thanks to local partner Nordic Exhibitions.
A rich cultural programme will accompany the presentation of the exhibition in Sweden. It will include lectures, talks and other events where survivors and experts get to share their insights on the history of Auschwitz and the Holocaust. Thousands of schoolchildren have also been invited to participate in the educational programme and will be able to visit the exhibition free of charge.
The exhibition "Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away." can be seen in Sweden until the end of September. For more information, visit auschwitz.net.