Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku

What Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku does

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku (State Museum at Majdanek) is a Polish state-run memorial institution established in 1944 on the site of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp KL Lublin (1941-1944), where approximately 80,000 people—primarily Jews, Poles, Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Russians—were killed. The museum operates three integrated memorial sites: the main Majdanek site in Lublin, the Bełżec Museum and Memorial, and the Sobibór Museum and Memorial, documenting crimes of the Operation Reinhardt extermination program. It is registered as a cultural institution (RIK 30/92) under the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and is not commercially traded.

The museum offers free admission to its grounds and permanent exhibitions, generating limited commercial revenue through guided tours (25 PLN standard, 20 PLN reduced), an on-site and online bookstore (ksiegarnia.majdanek.pl), and publication sales. Its digital product surface includes the Cyfrowy Majdanek archive platform (launched 2026 with 300+ objects), the Prisoner Search Engine containing 57,098 records, the 'Posłuchaj Historii' podcast on Spotify and YouTube, the periodic 'Varia' magazine, and a mobile visitor app. Permanent exhibitions include 'Więźniowie Majdanka' (2014), the 'Shrine' installation (1999), and 'Zagłada Żydów w niemieckiej akcji Reinhardt' (2024), supplemented by temporary exhibitions such as 'KL Lublin 1944. Epilog' (2026) and 'Pamięć miejsca' (2025).

The institution serves the general public, school and university groups (over 4,000 participants in 2025/2026 across 143 educational initiatives), professional groups including police and border guard units, researchers and genealogists, and families of victims. Go-to-market channels include free direct visits, fee-based guided tours, multi-language digital archives, and partnerships such as Sezon Lublin tourism. Funding is dominated by Ministry of Culture grants, with 11.8M PLN committed to the Gate Monument renovation (completion June 2028) and 228,000 PLN to the Digitalization Laboratory modernization.

Name

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku

Legal name

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku

Website

https://majdanek.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

State-run memorial museum in Lublin, Poland, operating at the site of the former Nazi concentration camp KL Lublin with branches at Bełżec and Sobibór, providing free public access, Holocaust education programs, and digital archival services to visitors, schools, researchers, and victim families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Memorial Museum and Historical Heritage Preservation

NAICS

Historical Sites (712120), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Libraries and Archives (519210), Historical Sites (71212)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF), Archaeological Sites & Heritage Interpretation Centers (THAJADAG), National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG)

Keywords

• Memorial museum services
• Holocaust education programs
• Historical archival research
• Guided museum tours
• Cultural heritage preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lublin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission and Entrance: Basic entry to the museum and all exhibitions is free of charge (bezpłatne). This is a state-sponsored memorial institution providing public access to Holocaust education and remembrance.
2. Guided Tour Services: Fee-based guided tours in multiple languages for groups and individual visitors. Standard tour: 25 PLN regular, 20 PLN reduced.
3. Bookstore and Publications: Sale of museum publications, books, and commemorative items through the on-site bookstore (ksiegarnia.majdanek.pl) and during events. Includes publications in Polish, English, and German such as the Jadwiga Ankiewicz diary.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku is a state-run memorial museum preserving the authentic site of the former Nazi KL Lublin concentration and extermination camp (1941-1944) along with branches at Bełżec and Sobibór. It provides free public access to permanent and temporary historical exhibitions, 70 preserved authentic camp structures, and a digital archive (Cyfrowy Majdanek) plus a 57,098-record prisoner database. Paid offerings include guided tours in multiple languages, an on-site and online bookstore, and educational programs for schools and professional groups.

Product overview

Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku is a memorial museum operating as a single institution with multiple interconnected digital and physical offerings. The core experience centers on the outdoor museum with authentic concentration camp infrastructure and permanent exhibitions documenting prisoner experiences and the Holocaust. Key products include: 'Cyfrowy Majdanek' (Digital Majdanek) - a comprehensive digital archive platform; 'Więźniowie Majdanka' - the main permanent exhibition; 'Shrine' - artistic memorial installation; 'Posłuchaj Historii' podcast available on Spotify and YouTube; 'Wyszukiwarka Więźniów' - online prisoner database; 'Magazyn Varia' - museum publication; and visitor services including guided tours, the bookstore, educational programs, and a mobile visitor app. These offerings work together to provide research access, commemorative experiences, and educational resources about the camp's history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cyfrowy Majdanek (Digital Majdanek): Online platform for sharing historical materials related to KL Lublin and the extermination camps at Bełżec and Sobibór, providing access to documents and photographs for researchers, historians, and families of victims.

Products and services

• Majdanek Museum Permanent Exhibitions and Authentic Camp Site
• Guided Museum Tours (Usługi Przewodnickie)
• Museum Bookstore (Księgarnia)
• Museum Educational Programs (Edukacja Muzealna)
• Cyfrowy Majdanek (Digital Majdanek) Online Archive
• Prisoner Records Search Database (Wyszukiwarka Więźniów)
• Posłuchaj Historii (Listen to History) Podcast
• Magazyn Varia (Varia Magazine)
• Visitor Mobile Application (Aplikacja dla Zwiedzających)
• Permanent Exhibition 'Zagłada Żydów w niemieckiej akcji Reinhardt'
• Temporary Exhibition 'Pamięć miejsca' (Memory of the Place)
• Temporary Exhibition 'KL Lublin 1944. Epilog'

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 participants in educational programs in 2025/2026 school year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sezon LublinminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Tourism initiative partnership allowing the museum to offer collectible stickers to visitors purchasing guided tours (25 PLN per 25 PLN spent) and publications as part of the city's seasonal tourism campaign.
• Żydowski Instytut Historyczny (Jewish Historical Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration on the traveling exhibition 'Zagłada Żydów w niemieckiej akcji Reinhardt' documenting the mass extermination of Jews in General Government. Exhibition was presented in Warsaw, Przemyśl, Kielce, and Białystok in 2022.
• Muzeum Getta Warszawskiego (Warsaw Ghetto Museum)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-development partner for the exhibition 'Zagłada Żydów w niemieckiej akcji Reinhardt' focusing on Holocaust extermination operations.
• Towarzystwo Projektów Edukacyjnych (Society for Educational Projects)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner in developing and presenting educational exhibition materials about the Reinhardt action extermination of Jews.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Buchenwald Memorial: German memorial site at the former Buchenwald concentration camp. Comparable as a state-run memorial museum preserving authentic camp structures and providing educational, archival, and commemorative services.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: U.S. federal Holocaust memorial museum combining permanent exhibitions, archival research, digital access to records, and educational programming. Directly comparable as a national memorial museum with research, archival, and educational functions akin to Majdanek.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum: The largest and most-visited Nazi concentration and extermination camp memorial in Poland. It is the most direct comparable: a state-run Polish memorial museum operating on an authentic camp site, preserving structures, maintaining prisoner databases, and educating the public about the Holocaust.
• POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews: Warsaw-based museum focused on the history of Polish Jews, including Holocaust history. Comparable as a Polish museum institution developing Holocaust exhibitions, educational programs, and digital content in the same national context.
• Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site: Memorial site at the former Dachau concentration camp in Germany, operated as a place of remembrance, education, and historical documentation. Comparable in operating model — state-funded memorial museum on an authentic former camp site.
• Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum: German state memorial museum on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp near Berlin. Comparable as a state-funded memorial operating on an authentic former camp site with exhibitions, archival collections, and educational programming.

Others

• Bełżec Museum and Memorial Site: Branch memorial managed by Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku. Memorial and museum at the site of the former Nazi extermination camp in Bełżec, sharing institutional and curatorial structures with the anchor organization.
• Sobibór Museum and Memorial Site: Branch memorial managed by Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku itself, but listed as a related peer given its standalone identity. Operates as a memorial at the site of the former Nazi extermination camp in Sobibór, sharing institutional, curatorial, and funding structures with the anchor.
• International Tracing Service / Arolsen Archives: International archive documenting victims of Nazi persecution, providing access to millions of records on displaced persons, concentration camp prisoners, and forced laborers. Comparable in archival mission and prisoner-records access function.

Broad incumbents

• Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: Israel's official Holocaust memorial and research center, combining a museum, archives, research institute and educational programming. Comparable in mission scope (preservation, education, archival access) and as a global reference point for Holocaust remembrance, though operating at much greater scale and budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLCtzbbCAYc50FN_pSAO5YwVH3TLmCL0QY&si=Z6TkVK4rdJJuIXTQ
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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