Festival of Joy
The Festival of Joy will take place on May 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Heldenplatz in Vienna. The program includes a speech by eyewitness Lucy Waldstein (USA) as well as musical performances by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Ingo Metzmacher, featuring singer Magda and soprano Eleanor Lyons. The multilingual live stream will be available on MKÖ YouTube. ORF III will broadcast the Festival of Joy starting at 7:40 p.m.
International Liberation Ceremony
On May 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., the International Commemoration and Liberation Ceremony will take place at the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial. The ceremony will be conducted in multiple languages, streamed live internationally on the MKÖ YouTube channel, and also broadcast on ORF III. Thanks to a partnership with A1, the commemoration can be viewed directly on mobile phones throughout the entire site for the first time.
Projects for young people
Based on the legacy of the survivors, the MKÖ provides numerous offers for young people. It is important to relate all of the educational programs to the realities of young people's lives. They aim to promote democratic awareness and togetherness as well as to break down prejudices and cultural barriers.
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.