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Liberation Ceremony 10 May 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, 75 years after the liberation, a Virtual International Liberation Ceremony will take place on May 10, 2020 with statements by contemporary witnesses, video contributions and music. Virtual Commemorative Weeks from April 26 to May 20, 2020 will frame this ceremony.

Festival of Joy on 8 May 2020

On 8 May 2020 at 7:30 p.m., Mauthausen Committee Austria (MKÖ) will host the Festival of Joy for the seventh time with a concert by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on the Heldenplatz in Vienna. The festival commemorates the victims of the Nazi regime and the joy of the 75th anniversary of liberation from the Nazi reign of terror.

Right-wing extremism

In 2000, Mauthausen Committee Austria committed itself to preserving and promoting the legacy of former CC prisoners. An important focus therefore includes activities against right-wing extremism. Mauthausen Committee Austria monitors, informs, documents and files criminal charges.

Mauthausen-Satellite Camps-App

Informations, photos, videos about the history of the 49 satellite camps of the concentration camp Mauthausen aswell as interviews with survivors of these concentrationcamps are available. Use also the interactive tours on places of former satellite camps of the cc Mauthausen by downloading the App.

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Training civil courage

Our successful youth project increases sensitivity for courageous civil action, enhances individuals’ repertoire of behavior, and conveys civil courage and social responsibility in the past and the present.

Historical tour “denk mal wien”

Historical tours in and around downtown Vienna focus on the history of the republic and the time of National Socialism (Nazi period) and provide continuous reference to the present day.

Accompaniment to Mauthausen satellite camps

Interest in history is commensurate with the degree to which die one’s own world of experience is affected. At 22 locations of previous satellite camps, accompanied tours as well as preparation and follow-up are offered.

Hans Maršálek Award

At regular intervals since 2014, the Austrian Association of Mauthausen Survivors and Mauthausen Committee Austria have presented the Hans-Maršálek Award for excellent achievement in the area of memorial, commemoration and consciousness work.

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