502,000 people visited @AuschwitzMuseum in 2020. It is nearly five times less than a year ago. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the number of visitors which was closed to the public for over 5 months. More: auschwitz.org/en/museum/news… 
The dramatic drop in the number of visitors caused a severe slump in the Museum's budget, which resulted in the discontinuation of many priority investments, activities and projects. We continue to ask for your help and support for our mission: donate.auschwitz.org
In this period of the pandemic, the building of a virtual community of remembrance through activities on the Internet and social media relating to both commemoration and education has become particularly significant. Over 1,5 million people follow the Memorial on social media.
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the number of followers of the Museum’s Twitter account @AuschwitzMuseum exceeded one million; in January 2020 alone, our tweets had over 277 million impressions.
Interest in our virtual visit, the panorama.auschwitz.org, increased by over 100% in comparison with the previous year.
In 2020. Over 330 thousand people used this form of visiting the site and learning the stories of the witnesses.
In 2020. Over 330 thousand people used this form of visiting the site and learning the stories of the witnesses.
We also recommend our online lessons - lesson.auschwitz.org. 26 lessons are available in English and Polish (some are translated to other languages). Most have been adapted to mobile devices.
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