Dachau – Millions to remember: The concentration camp memorial at Dachau and Flossenbürg received 21.8 million euros from the federal government. Minister of State for Culture Wolfram Weimer (independent) announced this during a visit to the memorial. The funds will be used for two modernization projects in the coming years – provided the federal budget takes effect in 2026.
In addition, Weimer promised an increase of up to 265,000 euros for the Bavarian Memorials Foundation by 2026. The money comes from the “KulturInvest” program. The Bundestag budget committee has given the green light to 2023.
Dachau got 17.5 million
Dachau Memorial wants to redesign its reconstructed prisoner barracks. 17.5 million euros will be used for this purpose. The project “Onsite Learning – Onsite Learning” plans to turn it into a learning and exhibition center. The project cost a total of 38.8 million euros.
Flossenbürg got 4.3 million euros. For this purpose, the former administrative and vassal building of the SS company “Deutsche Erd- und Steinwerke” will be developed. This amounts to a little more than half the total cost.
“Memory is our strongest response to extremism”
Weimer appreciates them Work from the warning. Such warnings are a pillar of democracy. Weimer: “Memory is our strongest response to extremism.” He laid a wreath at the International Memorial.
From 1933 to 1945, the Nazis imprisoned more than 200,000 people in the Dachau concentration camp northwest of Munich. At least 41,500 people died. About 100,000 people were imprisoned in Flossenbürg and its subcamps between 1938 and 1945. At least 30,000 people did not survive.
