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Value of Life Exhibition
At Hartheim Castle until November 02, 2003
The "Value of Life" special exhibition centers on everyday life and the general situation of handicapped people in our society.
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The presentation focuses on critical aspects of handicapped people´s life and the development of the situation from industrialization to present day. During the Nazi Regime persons were classified as "useful" and "not useful" in the economical sense of the word. Fortunately, today´s society is trying to do the exact opposite by developing equal living conditions.
The murdering of handicapped people "not worth living" during the Nazi Regime is the main point of reference within the entire exhibition. As Hartheim Castle was one of Third Reich´s six euthanasia centers between 1940 and 1944, it reminds of Austria´s darkest chapters in history.
Historical Research / Proofs
In 1944 most of the euthanasia center´s altered sections were changed back to pre-Nazi status.
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Therefore, today´s memorial rooms can boast only a small number of original tracks dating back to the Nazi Regime. A number of personal things found in the castle garden, as well as some cremation remains are on display to give visitors an insight into the disastrous crimes committed by the Nazi Regime.
Memorial Site
In the former reception area a list of not less than 30,000 names of known victims can be found.
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The same parlor features a number of findings and a selection of personal things found within the entire concentration camp.
The ultimate memorial exhibition occupies the ground floor´s north wing and east wing. In order to reconstruct the last hours of the victims´ lives, a special trail - leading from the gas chambers through the technology office to the morgue and the crematory chambers - has been installed.
Further information available at:
Exhibition Office
Schlossstraße 1
4072 Alkoven
Phone +43/(0)7274 / 20 328
Fax +43/(0)7274 / 20 329
E-Mail: leitung@schloss-hartheim.at
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