Our temporary exhibition “Warsaw Rising 1944” in Compiègne

The story of Warsaw Rising is shown at the Compiègne Internment and Deportation Memorial that was created in 2008 on the site of the former Royallieu camp, 80 kilometers north of Paris, which during the Second World War was one of Western Europe's largest transit centers for civilians destined to be destroyed by forced labor as part of Germany's policy of repressive deportation.

‘It is a place of remembrance about the atrocities of WW2. Here, where remembrance plays an important role, we have unveiled an exhibition about our story. The story of the Warsaw Rising, its key moments and what happened to the people of Warsaw. The history that resonates in this place is dramatic. In Compiègne-Royallieu the biggest transit camp was located. It was the place where thousands of the French citizens were sent to the forced labour and concentration camps. Because Compiègne is a guardian of the events of the past, we may also present the story of our terrible WW2 experiences’, underlines Jan Ołdakowski, Director of the Warsaw Rising Museum.

The exhibition will be open for public from 12 February till 19 May 2024 at the Mémorial de l'internement et de la déportation - Camp de Royallieu Compiègne.

For more details: memorial-compiegne.fr/

Partners: L’ Institut Polonais de Paris, Mémorial de l'internement et de la déportation w Compiègne and le Mairie de Compiègne.