Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. Exhibit runs Oct 26 - April 12, 2026

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In Cincinnati Ohio

Source-https://www.cincymuseum.org/auschwitz/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22914509435&gbraid=0AAAAA9UH5GpB7NqAY8Fgm4_u6-03lzgZQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Y7KBhCkARIsAOxhqtPkIPFC81GEGdIW_zQ92QGLCmydNERZF_s-TdDT6db4SBxnD5ljXdgaAvYSEALw_wcB#gsc.tab=0

Tickets, depending on the day is $40ish, limited numbers daily.

I do not know if the exhibition is going elsewhere in the US.


snip-An exhibition the world needs you to see. Be a witness.
Through this daunting selection of more than 500 original artifacts from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland, as well as more than 20 institutions and museums all over the world, Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. portrays the complex reality of the notorious camp while sharing firsthand stories from those who survived, and those who perished.

These remarkable artifacts range from:

Concrete posts that were part of the fence of the Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp
Fragments of an original prisoners’ barrack from the Auschwitz III-Monowitz camp
A gas mask used by the concentration camp officers
Personal items including shoes, clothing, children’s dolls, eyeglasses and suitcases
When guests enter the exhibition, they will confront one of history’s darkest periods… but they will also be part of an ongoing remembrance and will leave bearing the weight of society’s responsibility to combat hate and evil everywhere.

Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. is hosted at Union Terminal by Cincinnati Museum Center and the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. The exhibition was created by Musealia in cooperation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum."


I am planning on going in early February 2026.

[Behind the Aegis]

1. I went to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2017.

I have lots of pictures. I was also disgusted by some of the behavior I saw there, including adults grabbing the barbed wire and pretending to be electrocuted. When we were going through one of the barracks, a few people were laughing and joking at the pictures of prisoners because of how they looked, then rolling their eyes as we walked through the glass hallway of mementos. That stopped for most, but especially the women when we came to the shoes of children.

[homegirl]

2. There have always been

Holocaust deniers. My first encounter was in 1949, my 11 year old sister came home from school and insisted that she be given access to the photos of a camp taken by our Uncle during WW2, he was a medic and participated in the after care of survivors. Her reason for wanting the photos, her teacher had told the class the Holocaust did not happen. My 11 year old sister returned to school, told the teacher she had something to say, stood up, displayed the photos and passed them around the room. So, NEVER FORGET....