| Day of the week | Opening hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday |  |
08:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | |
08:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | |
08:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | |
08:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | |
08:00 - 17:00 |
| Holidays | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| 2024.12.25 (Wednesday) | x |
| 2024.12.26 (Thursday) | x |
| Tickets | |
|---|---|
| free admission | |
The complicated and multilayered history of Łambinowice (until 1945: Lamsdorf) is connected with German POW camps which functioned here in the years of wars and also the repatriation ones which were established here following the armed conflicts. Since 1968 the place has held the status of the Monument of National Remembrance (since 2002 – the Site of National Remembrance in Łambinowice).
The exhibition comprises seven parts which show the history of the Site of National Remembrance in Łambinowice and its contemporary state as well as the activity of the Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War. The successive sections are devoted to the most important objects in this place, including as follows: the Old POW Cemetery, the area of the former Stalag 318/VIII F (344) Lamsdorf, the area of the former Stalag VIII B (344) Lamsdorf, the Cemetery of the Soviet POWs, the Cemetery of the Victims of the Labor Camp and the building of the Museum in Łambinowice.
The exhibition has an interesting form, with the narration beginning in contemporary times and then taking the visitor on a tour to get to know the history of the individual objects and the vicissitudes of people related to them. It is their presence – that of the multitude of several hundred thousand people coming from nearly all the continents – which has left a clear imprint on this extensive area. This comes to be realized in view of the available documents, photographs, written and oral accounts, memoirs and original memorabilia. Over the years the location and the range of the camps in Lamsdorf were undergoing changes. In order to help the visitor follow the changes in the deployment of the camps at different stages, relevant models were prepared. They are complemented by a series of backlit photographs. Both the exhibition and the handbook, which accompanies it, are available in three languages: Polish, English and German.
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