Activity

Important Auschwitz Museum projects completed thanks to financial support from the Foundation:

1) Conservation of original camp buildings

1992

• pointing the walls of the brick barracks on the grounds of the Birkenau site
• cleaning two underground reservoirs at the sewage treatment plant (sector BII) on the grounds of the Birkenau site

1993

• developing technology for conserving fence posts and objects belonging to victims of Auschwitz in the possession of the Museum
• installing lightning protection in wooden barracks B-153
• conservation-repair work on wooden barracks B-392, B-115, B-153,
• B164, and B-153
• cleaning and repairing underground reservoirs no. 4 and 5 on the grounds of the Birkenau site
• pumping water and repairing the underground reservoirs of building B-394 on the grounds of the Birkenau site
• conservationist repair of the window and door frames of barracks B-65, B-66, B-67, B-68, B-69, B-70, B-88, B-89, B-91
• conservation of the contours and reinforcement of the chimneys in barracks B-226 and B-227
• reinforcing the crowns of the chimneys and cleaning the floors in barracks B-11
• making double barracks gates (20 pieces) in sector BIIa (Birkenau site)
• replacing missing fragments and securely conserving building A-3

1994

• conservationist repair and painting of the roof trusses in barracks B-11
• conservation of  the doors in barracks B-122 and B-127
• conservation of  the contours and reinforcement of the chimneys in barracks B-152, B-174, B-175, B-193, B-194, B-212, B-213, B-216, B-217, B-238-241, B-244-251, B-259, B-260, B-262-267, B-269, B-273-279, B-281, B-282, B-284, B-258-311, B-319, B-320
• repair of the window and door frames in barracks A-7
• conservationist repair of the PARASOL building
• conservationist repair and painting of the roof trusses in building A-24
• conservationist repair of barracks B-165
• conservation of the original camp bunks in barracks B-168 and barracks B-168 and B-165
• cleaning of the vestigial outlines of approximately forty barracks on the grounds of the Birkenau site
• installing a 1,721-meter fire hydrant network on the grounds of the Birkenau site

1995

• conservationist repair of barracks B-153, B-162, B-164, and B-168
• conservationist repair of buildings A-3, A-6, A-12, A-13, A-14, A-19, A-25, and A-27
• conservationist repair of woodwork in building A-12
• conservationist repair of the roof of building A-4
• cleaning and conservation of the vestigial outlines of barracks B-322, B-323, B-324, B-326, B-327, B-329, B-330, B-331, B-332 , B-337, B-338, and B-340
• conservationist repair of building A-80
• conservationist repair of the entrance doors of barracks B-125, B-134, B-136, B-137, and B-139
• insulation of the ceiling beams and impregnation of the roof trusses in building A-24
• conservation of the electric power network on the grounds of the Birkenau site

1996

• painting the walls and ceilings and the conservationist repair of the door woodwork in building A-25
• installation of lightning protection in barracks B-170, B-165, and B-162
• dismantling the tile stoves in building A-25
• repair of the floors and sanitary installations in buildings A-25 and A-19

1997

• conservation and patination of the triple plaster sculpture Three Women
• conservationist repair of building A-31 (the camp kitchen)
• repair of chimneys and roofs of barracks B-164, B-171, and B-159
• repair of damage caused to barracks B-159 and B-164 by a windstorm
• compilation of documentation and conservationist repair of second story of block A-13
• conservationist repair of the “children’s barracks” on the grounds of the Birkenau site

1998

• conservationist repair of barracks B-71
• pointing and waterproofing of the walls of building A-25

1999

• design documentation of the central heating installation on the second story of building A-13
• conservation of  water reservoirs and filters

2000

• development of the design for the film-screening room in building A-12
• testing of fire detectors
• repair of the film-screening and lecture rooms in building A-12

2002

• conservation work and the replacement of lightning protection installations in barracks B-158

2003

• conservationist repair of block A-3
• acoustics in the film-screening room in building A-50

2004

• repair of the film-screening room in building A-50
• conservationist repair of block A-18

2005

• conservation of  barracks B-161
• purchase and renovation of historical train cars

2006

• conservationist repair of barracks B-157
• replacement of the lightning protection installations in sector BII (Birkenau site)
• reinforcement of the construction of chimneys and the adjacent walls as well as the conservationist protection of chimneys, walls, and plaster on the elevations of barracks B-239/6,  B-242/12, B-246/18, B-247/20, B-228/19 i B -230/23, B-240
• documentation of archaeological work carried out from August 16 to September 14, 2006, on the grounds of Sector BIb at the Birkenau site

2007

• conservationist repair of barracks B-157 and B-156

2008

• securing the structures of six barracks chimneys and the repair of the borders around barracks B-158, B-160 i B-161
• structural protection of the chimneys and adjacent walls on the elevations of barracks B-343, B-360, B-358, B-277, B-311
• impregnation with fire retardant of barracks B-156

2) Conservation of Museum exhibits and archival holdings

1993-2009

• conservation of  approximately 40 thousand negatives of photographs of former prisoners (contact prints), including cleaning and making duplicates

1994

• conservation of  113 wicker baskets, 77 wooden clogs, 2 camp signs, and wooden carvings

1995

• anti-insect treatment of camp furniture and the conservation of  134 prints and paintings from the Museum collections

1996

• purchase of camera for microfilming
• purchase of alarm system for the Museum archives building
• purchase of several computers

1997

• purchase of ultrasound splicer for microfilms

1998

• photocopying of microfilms containing records of Auschwitz Concentration Camp held in archives in Moscow

2001

• purchase of dehumidifier for the premises of the Collections Department

2001-2002

• development of technology for the conservation of original toothbrushes from the camp

2005

• purchase of Restauro microscope with accessories (for the conservation workshop)
• purchase of specialist vacuum cleaner for the central cleaning system for items in the conservation workshop

2007

• purchase of Nikon microscope with accessories for the conservation workshop

2009

• financing the purchase of a server for the Digital Repository

3) Since 1993 the Foundation has financed outlays connected with the landscape maintenance of nearly 200 hectares under the protection of the Auschwitz Museum