The Museum Conservation Laboratories initiated a two-year project to conserve approximately 8,000 children's shoes that are part of the Memorial Collections
The Museum Conservation Laboratories initiated a two-year project to conserve approximately 8,000 children's shoes that are part of the Memorial Collections. These shoes are a poignant symbol of the suffering of the youngest victims of the German Nazi Auschwitz camp. The project is funded by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation as well as the International March of the Living in partnership with the Eitan Neishlos - איתן ניישלוס Foundation and Israeli philanthropist Mati Kochavi. "The children's shoes are one of the most moving testimonies to the crimes committed at Auschwitz, which is why it is so important to take action to preserve them for as long as possible. In the conservation work planned, it will be particularly important to take an individual approach to each of the shoes," said Rafał Pióro, the deputy director of the Museum responsible for conservation. As part of the two-year project, it is planned to conserve and compile descriptive and photographic document