Oskar Schindler Factory Museum Krakow Poland

 

The Oskar Schindler Factory in Kraków, Poland, now hosts two museums: the Museum of Contemporary Art and a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków. The museum offers a permanent exhibition titled "Kraków under Nazi Occupation 1939–1945," which provides a detailed account of the city's history during World War II1. The factory is also known for its role in the film Schindler's List.

Oskar Schindler's factory was originally called Oskar Schindler's Deutsche Email-warenfabrik (DEF). It was later known as Fabryka Emalia Oskara Schindlera in Polish.

The museum at Oskar Schindler's Factory houses a variety of items from the original factory, including:

• Enamelware items made by the factory's workers
• Personal items such as Oskar Schindler's typewriter, furniture, and desk
• Portraits of Schindler factory employees
• Memorial displays with the names of the people saved by Schindler

Oskar Schindler's factory had a significant connection to the nearby Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp. Schindler used his factory to shelter around 1,000 Jews in relatively better conditions compared to the camp. He also convinced the camp's commandant, Amon Göth, to allow him to move his factory in October 1944 to Brněnec/Brünnlitz in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, thus saving his workers from almost certain death in the gas chambers of Auschwitz.

[Link to Schindler's List Film Summary]

The Nazis entered Kraków on September 6, 1939, shortly after the invasion of Poland began on September 1, 1939. Kraków was one of the first major cities to fall under Nazi control during World War II. The factory is now a museum, which tells the story of Poland under Nazi occupation.

We begin the tour with a variety of stereoscopic images. Arrows point the way through various exhibits displaying photographs, narratives on story boards, as well as small and large objects from the occupation.

The images related to Schindler (e.g., desk) are found along the tour.

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Books

Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind The List by David M. Crowe provides a comprehensive and thoroughly researched account of Schindler's life and actions during the Holocaust. ON AMAZON

Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally inspired the film Schindler's List. ON AMAZON

Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally - This novel, based on true events, tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved over 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust by employing them in his factory  ON AMAZON

The Film

Schindler's List   on AMAZON