From the history of the Terezín Memorial In 1947, on May 6, the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic passed a ruling on the establishment of a Memorial of National Suffering in the premises of the Small Fortress. Since that area had then been administered by the Ministry of National Defense it had to be transferred […]
Terezin Memorial Events
Terezín Commemoration 2022
The traditional Terezín Commemoration was held in the National Cemetery in front of the Small Fortress in Terezín on May 15, 2022. Unlike the two previous years, when one commemoration had to be cancelled and one moved to a September date due to the Covid-19 epidemic, this year the event could take place at its […]
Exhibition of arts by Věroslav Bergr
The Terezín Memorial commemorates the 80th anniversary of the destruction of Lidice by staging a small exhibition of works of art by painter, graphic artist and illustrator Věroslav Bergr. Installed on the first floor of the Small Fortress Museum, the exhibition will be on display until the fall of next year. Tomáš Raichl
Looking Back…
March of the Living – November 24, 2021 On November 24, 2021 the Terezín Memorial staged a symbolic “March of the Living” to mark the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the deportations of the inhabitants of Jewish origin to the Terezín Ghetto (November 24, 1941). The ceremony opened at 4 p.m. in front of […]
