The Museum of the Former Extermination Camp in Chełmno on the Ner

The Museum of the Former German Extermination Camp in Chełmno nad Nerem, established on June 17, 1990, is located on the site of the former Kulmhof camp, one of the first centers of mass extermination of Jews during World War II. As a branch of the Martyrdom Museum in Luboń-Żabikowo, its mission is to commemorate the victims of the camp and document its history through archaeological research and interviews with the local community. In 1998, thanks to the intervention of the Council for the Protection of Memory of Struggle and Martyrdom, the institution acquired significant assets, including a ruined palace, farm buildings, and a park in Chełmno. In 2009, an exhibition dedicated to the camp was organized in a restored granary, adding cultural and educational value to the museum's activities. The site also features a lapidarium of tombstones from Jewish cemeteries in the Konin region, highlighting the local cultural significance and preserving the memory of the Jewish community, which was almost entirely destroyed during the Holocaust. As a cultural institution of the Self-Government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the museum is actively involved in commemorating history and honoring the victims, making it an important site on the educational and tourist map of the region.