Please note: The news of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial are presented here. All news of the Foundation of Hamburg Memorials and Learning Sites can be found in the Foundation's news list.

11/01/2017 Archival Research

Important records revealed

On October 27, 2017, when Roland Roumilhac would have been 108 years old, his son Jean-Claude, his daughter-in-law and his three grandchildren visited the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial for the first time. They brought amazing documents from his father’s time in Neuengamme with them. Read more

09/20/2017 Report, Exhibition

An insight into the research and imparting work of the Memorial

Junior research fellow Lisa Herbst and trainee Marcin Schink give some information on the upcoming town hall exhibition in January 2018 and on their day-to-day work at the Memorial. Read more

09/18/2017 Project

Norwegian Students Visit Neuengamme

For a decade, classes of community schools in Øvre Eiker, Norway, have visited Neuengamme as one stop on a four-day program in Germany to study the history and effects of National Socialism. Read more

09/13/2017 News

Help wanted:

In preparation for our upcoming exhibition titled “Around the Alster: Hamburg’s History during the era of National Socialism” on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism in the Hamburg City Hall in January 2018, we are looking for any information regarding the whereabouts of the Budge family tapestry. Read more

08/28/2017 Commemorative ceremony

Commemorative Journey from Belgium

On Saturday, the NCPGR Meensel-Kiezegem '44 paid a visit to the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial. The commemorative trips to the Neuengamme… Read more

08/25/2017 Report

In Search for His Uncle’s Graves

What motivates a man of over 60, from Eastern Ukraine, to travel to Northern Germany for his first trip abroad? Read more

08/23/2017 News

Traffic disturbance on Sunday, September 3, 2017

Traffic disturbances may affect the possibility to travel to the Memorial on Sunday, September 3, 2017 between 12 and 3 pm, due to a large event in Neuengamme. We expect road closures and the cancellation of some bus lines. After 3 pm, arrival should be possible again without issue. Read more

08/04/2017 News

Main exhibition reopened, wheelchair access restricted

Due to maintenance works on the building which houses the main exhibition, the wheelchair access ramps will not be in place until mid-September. If you need wheelchair or limited mobility access to the exhibition, please let us know in advance, either by phone or e-mail, and we will make the necessary arrangements. We apologise for any inconvenience. Read more

06/30/2017

International Workcamp in the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial

The Neuengamme Concentration Camp memorial organizes an international workcamp which will take place from August 26 to September 9, 2017. This year the participants will work about descendants of former prisoners as well as former perpetrators. Read more

06/16/2017 Exhibition

Art on display in the cafeteria

A small exhibition with pictures from Atelier Freistil was opened yesterday in the cafeteria of the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Read more