Christine Rosse, head of conservation department at Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, showing a suitcase, one of thousands undergoing preservation work at the Museum's laboratories.
In the former concentration camp, they are saving thousands of shoes, suitcases, and prosthetics from decay. Because fewer and fewer survivors are able to provide information about the Nazi crimes.
Christine Rosse (R) and Joanna Wójcik during conservation work at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.
Tools of the trade at the conservation department of Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.
Biological lab at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.
Conservation work on children's shoes at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.
Prosthetics and crutches of the victims on display at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.
Visitors at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in Oswiecim, Poland.