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Pawiak Prison Museum in Warsaw
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Warsaw Pawiak - notorious WW2 prison where Germans tortured Polish patriots with Benjamin Lee
Following the 1939 German invasion of Poland, the Pawiak Prison became a German Gestapo prison, then part of the Nazi concentration – death-camp system. Approximately 100,000 men and 200,000 women passed through the prison, mostly Home Army members, political prisoners, and civilians taken hostage in street round-ups. An estimated 37,000 inmates were executed and 60,000 sent to German death and concentration camps. Exact numbers are unknown, as the prison archives were never found.
During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Pawiak Prison became a German assault base. Pawiak jailers, commanded by Franz Bürkl, volunteered to hunt the Jews.
On 19 July 1944 a Ukrainian Wachmeister (guard) Petrenko and some prisoners attempted a mass jailbreak, supported by an attack from outside, but failed. Petrenko and several others committed suicide. The resistance attack detachment was ambushed and practically annihilated. Next day, in reprisal, the Germans executed over 380 prisoners. As Julien Hirshaut convincingly argues in Jewish Martyrs of Pawiak, it is inconceivable that the prison-escape attempt was a Gestapo-initiated provocation. The Polish underground had approved the plan but backed out without being able to alert those in the prison that the plan was cancelled.
The final transport of prisoners took place 30 July 1944, two days before the 1 August outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. Two thousand men and the remaining 400 women were sent to Gross-Rosen and Ravensbrück. Subsequently the Polish insurgents captured the area but lost it to German forces. On 21 August 1944 the Germans shot an unknown number of remaining prisoners and burned and blew up the buildings.
After World War II, the buildings were not rebuilt. Half of the gateway and three detention cells survive. Since 1990 a surviving basement has housed a museum which, with the Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom, forms the Museum of Independence.
2019 08 07 POLAND DAILY DAY 234 HISTORY S2 E 234
Warsaw: The Ghetto, Polin Museum, Jewish Cemetery & Pawiak Prison
First of a mini series from our journey through Poland. We learned the tragic details that the American education system fails to cover, and visited numerous camps that American soldiers of WWII never saw.
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Visit Warsaw, Poland: Things to do in Warsaw - The Phoenix City
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01. Palace of Culture and Science
The tallest building in Poland and the eighth tallest building in the EU. A mix of Socialist realism and Polish historicism inspired by American art deco skyscrapers. The headquarters of many companies and public institutions, cinemas, theaters, libraries, sports clubs.
02. Łazienki Park
The largest park in Warsaw, occupying 76 hectares of the city center. Literally Baths Park or Royal Baths. Was designed in the 17th century in the baroque style. The park-and-palace complex lies in Warsaw's central district (Śródmieście).
03. Royal Castle
A castle residency and was the official residence of the Polish monarchs. Located in the Castle Square, at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town. A historical and national monument; listed as a national museum.
04. Wilanów Palace
A royal palace located in the Wilanów district. Survived the Poland's partitions and both World Wars. One of Poland's most important monuments. Serves as a reminder of the culture of the Polish state as it was before the misfortunes of the 18th century.
05. Copernicus Science Centre
A science museum. Contains over 450 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science. The largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe.
06. Museum of Pawiak Prison
A museum. Shows the history of Pawiak Prison which was notably used during the German occupation between 1939 and 1944. An important monument: Monument Tree of Pawiak - a bronze copy of the famous elm on which the victims' families have placed the epitaph plates.
07. Saxon Garden
A 15.5–hectare public garden. The oldest public park in the city. Founded in the late 17th century, it was opened to the public in 1727 as one of the first publicly accessible parks in the world. Originally the site of Warsaw fortifications, Sigismund's Ramparts.
08. Powązki Cemetery
A historic cemetery located in the Wola district. The most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest. Established on 4 November 1790. Was consecrated on 20 May 1792. In the same year the Saint Karol Boromeusz Church was built.
09. Warsaw Zoo
A scientific zoo on Ratuszowa Street. Covers about 40 hectares (99 acres) in central Warsaw, and sees 600,000 visitors annually. It is home to over 4,000 animals representing more than 500 species. Was opened on 11 March 1928.
10. Museum of Caricature
A museum. Was established in 1978. One of the first of this kind in the world. More than 25,000 drawings as well as paintings and
sculptures. Unique examples of Polish and World Caricature dating back to the 18th century.
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Short tour of Jewish Warsaw (Dec 17, 2010)
A short tour through Jewish Warsaw in winter 2010 - the former Ghetto, its few remaining buildings and walls, the various monuments to the Jewish defenders and victims. The Pawiak prison, the monument to the Warsaw uprising of 1944.
Searching for the Warsaw Ghetto - Poland 4K Travel Channel
No major city in Europe suffered more under the Nazi terror regime than Warsaw. After the withdrawal of German troops, the city was largely destroyed and in most parts practically uninhabitable. All the more remarkable is the considerable achievement the Poles have made in rebuilding the city. Today you see modern urban features in which international star architects like Norman Foster and Daniel Libeskind have played a part. However, the first steps towards reconstruction were taken immediately after the war and aimed at the construction of the old town true to the original.
Later one rebuilt the streets Miodowa, Diuga, and Senatorskaand restored innumerable palaces.
A central topic in Warsaw's war history is the Warsaw Ghetto, into which hundreds of thousands of people were crammed and later deported to concentration camps. The Pawiak prison plays a particular role. 37000 people were murdered and 60000 were transferred to concentration camps from there. Today it is a museum. Another important museum is the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
But we want to see the quarters and buildings of the Warsaw Ghetto and start our search. We are aware that almost everything has been destroyed after the war and many prefabricated buildings stand on the sites today.
We take the Metro to the station Metro Ratusz Arsenał. It was the location of the main synagogue from Warsaw until it was blown up.
But there is no trace of the synagogue anymore. There is supposed to be a plaque (Warsaw Ghetto boundary marker) somewhere, but we didn't come for commemorative plaques. Where once stood the synagogue is the Blue Tower Plaza, an office complex with the logo of the insurance company MetLife at the top today.
On the opposite side of the street is the City Hall of Warsaw with the seat of the Lord Mayor. The museum Kolekcji is in the round extension of the former stock exchange in this at the left end of the complex, in Jana Pawła II. It houses the most important collection of European art in Warsaw, dedicated to Pope John II. 450 exhibits are donations of Zbigniew and Janina Porczyński.
We turn off in into the Senatorska. Here is the Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa, the national theater, and the national opera.
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Keine Großstadt in Europa hat unter dem Nazi-Terrorregime mehr gelitten als Warschau. Nach dem Abzug der deutschen Truppen war die Stadt zum größten Teil zerstört und praktisch unbewohnbar. Umso bemerkenswerter ist die beachtliche Leistung, die die Polen für den Wiederaufbau erbracht haben. Heute zeigt sich ein modernes Stadtbild, an dem internationale Stararchitekten wie Norman Foster und Daniel Libeskind mitgewirkt haben. Doch die ersten Schritte beim Wiederaufbau wurden bereits unmittelbar nach dem Krieg unternommen und hatten den originalgetreuen Aufbau der Altstadt zum Ziel.
Später wurden die Straßen Miodowa, Diuga und Senatorska wieder aufgebaut. Außerdem wurden unzählige Paläste und Palais wieder hergestellt.
Ein zentrales Thema der Kriegsgeschichte in Warschau stellt das Warschauer Ghetto dar, in das hunderttausende Menschen gepfercht und später in Konzentrationslager deportiert wurden. Eine besondere Rolle spielt das Gefängnis Pawiak, in dem 37.000 Menschen ermordet wurden und 60.000 an Konzentrationslager weitergeleitet wurden. Heute ist es ein Museum. Ein weiteres bedeutendes Museum ist das Museum der Geschichte der polnischen Juden.
Wir wollen aber die Viertel und Gebäude des Warschauer Ghettos sehen und machen uns auf die Suche. Dabei ist uns bewusst, das fast alles nach dem Krieg zerstört war und viele Plattenbauten auf dem Gelände errichtet wurden.
Wir fahren mit der Metro zur Station Metro Ratusz Arsenal. Hier befand sich ursprünglich die Hauptsynagoge von Warschau bis zu ihrer Sprengung.
Von der Synagoge gibt es aber keine Spur mehr. Es soll zwar eine Gedenktafel (Warsaw Ghetto boundary marker) irgendwo geben, aber wir sind nicht wegen Gedenktafeln gekommen. Wo einst die Synagoge stand befindet sich heute das Blue Tower Plaza, ein Bürokomplex der an der Spitze das Logo des Versicherungskonzerns MetLife trägt.
Auf der gegenüberliegenden Straßenseite befindet sich das Rathaus der Stadt Warschau mit dem Sitz des Oberbürgermeisters. Am linken Ende des Komplexes befindet sich im runden Anbau der ehemaligen Börse das Muzeum Kolekcji, im Jana Pawła II. Hier befindet sich die bedeutendste Sammlung europäischer Kunst in Warschau, die Papst Johannes II gewidmet ist. 450 Exponate wurden von Zbigniew und Janina Porczyński gestiftet.
Wir biegen ab in die Senatorska. Hier befinden sich das Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa, das Nationaltheater und die Nationaloper.
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Interactive Pinball Museum in Warsaw
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رحلتنا الى وارسو - بولندا Our trip to Warsaw - Poland
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Our trip to Warsaw - Poland
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Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and, with 1.7 million inhabitants, its largest city. It is located on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła), roughly equidistant (350 km, 217 mi) from both the Baltic Sea (Bałtyk) in the north and the Carpathian Mountains (Karpaty) in the south. The medieval capital of Poland was the southern city of Krakow, but Warsaw has been the capital of the country since 1596, and has grown to become Poland's largest city and the nation's urban and commercial center. Completely destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, the city lifted itself from the ashes. Today, almost every building in Warsaw dates to the postwar era — with what little remains of the old structures being confined largely to the restored districts of Stare Miasto (the 'old city') and Nowe Miasto ('new city'), as well as selected monuments and cemeteries, plus midwar modernist districts Ochota and Żoliborz.
Districts of Warsaw :
Centrum (Śródmieście, Wola, Mokotów, Żoliborz, Ochota, Praga Północ, Praga Południe)
The Centrum area, which also comprises the famous Warsaw Old Town. It's made up of six diverse districts and is a mixture of industrial areas and prestigious residential neighborhoods. It will be here that most travelers will spend their time in Warsaw, as most major attractions and hotels are primarily located in Śródmieście, Wola, and Mokotów.
Northern Warsaw (Bielany, Białołęka)
Western Warsaw (Bemowo, Włochy, Ursus)
Eastern Warsaw (Targówek, Rembertów, Wawer, and Wesoła)
Southern Warsaw (Ursynów, Wilanów)
The southern terminal of the Royal Route, Wilanów is home to the Wilanów Palace. Ursynów is home to the historic Natolin park and nature reserve, which hosts the College of Europe Natolin in the Potocki Palace. The area saw intense activity on the part of the Polish Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising.
Historically, the right bank was the first one to become populated, during the 9th or 10th century. However, the present city's central district, called Śródmieście lies on the left bank. The Old Town is fully contained within the borders of the city center. The central point of the city is located at the intersection of Al. Jerozolimskie and ul. Marszałkowska, near the entrance to the Metro Centrum subway station. It is good to know that the Palace of Culture is a landmark visible from almost any location in Warsaw. Should you ever get lost in the city, just walk toward the Palace of Culture and Science. The quarter delimited by Al. Jerozolimskie, ul. Marszałkowska, al. Jana Pawła II, and ul. Świętokrzyska, contains Dworzec Centralny, the main railway station, and the Palace of Culture and Science.
The public transport system in Warsaw is generally well-developed, with some 200 bus routes and 30 tram lines. The route descriptions on the tram stops are easy to follow and the tickets are cheap. It can be painfully slow, however, to travel between destinations far from the city center.
There are plenty of accomodation options in Warsaw at all budget levels. The best accomodation options are located in Śródmieście, Wola, and Mokotów. There are also many business travel hotels in Warsaw/Włochy, near the airport. If you are on a budget, do not assume that hostels are your only option.
A lot to see in Warsaw such as :
The Royal Castle in Warsaw
Warsaw Old Town
Łazienki Park
Palace of Culture and Science
Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów
Warsaw Rising Museum
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
Old Town Market Place, Warsaw
Copernicus Science Centre
Palace on the Isle
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Castle Square, Warsaw
Sigismund's Column
The National Museum in Warsaw
Ogród Saski
City Zoological Garden in Warsaw
Bazylika Archikatedralna w Warszawie p.w. Męczeństwa św. Jana Chrzciciela
Multimedia Fountain Park
Chopin Monument
Warsaw Barbican
Neon Museum
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
Kampinos National Park
Praga
Kościół Akademicki św. Anny
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Holy Cross Church
Museum of Warsaw
Pałac Belwederski
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum
Polish Army Museum
Monument to the Ghetto Heroes
Nożyk Synagogue
Museum of Modern Art
Zachęta – National Gallery of Art
Museum of Pawiak Prison
Ujazdów Park
Skaryszewski Park
Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
Warsaw New Town
Ujazdów Castle
Krasiński Palace
The Dollhouse Museum
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Warsaw
Powsin
Mokotów Field
Park Wilanowski
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Varsovie (Pologne) : Itinéraire de visite touristique par vue aérienne de la ville en 3D
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Détail de la visite par lieux :
- Palais de Wilanów
- Muzeum plakatu w Wilanowie
- Królikarnia
- Palais Lazienki & Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie w Warszawie
- Parc Łazienki
- Palais du Belvédère
- Chopin Statue
- Mausolée de la Lutte et du Martyre
- Musée de l'Insurrection de Varsovie
- Warsaw Fotoplastikon
- Palais de la culture et de la science & Muzeum Domków dla Lalek
- Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of the Earth, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Musée national de Varsovie & Musée de l'Armée polonaise
- Museum of Neon
- Skaryszewski Park
- Copernicus Science Centre
- Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
- Église de la Sainte-Croix de Varsovie
- National Museum of Ethnography
- Zachęta
- Tombe du Soldat inconnu
- Jardin de Saxe
- Palais Koniecpolski
- Musée de l'Indépendance
- Grand Théâtre de Varsovie
- Museum of Caricature
- Église de Sainte-Anne
- Vieille ville de Varsovie
- Place du château
- Sigismund's Column
- Copper-Roof Palace
- Château royal de Varsovie
- Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Varsovie
- Old Town Market Place
- Musée de Varsovie
- Mały Powstaniec
- Warsaw Barbican
- Multimedia Fountain Park
- Parc zoologique de Varsovie
- Musée de l'Histoire des Juifs polonais
- Museum of Pawiak Prison
- Cimetière juif de Varsovie
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Footage of polish prisoner uncomfortably questioned in Pawiak Prison circa 1944
Found by one of our emploees in National Digital Archive. Boy couldn't be older than 20. War is hell.
Pawiak (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpavjak]) was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.
During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia.
During the World War II German occupation of Poland, it became part of the Nazi concentration-death camp apparatus in Warsaw. In 1944 it was destroyed by the Germans.
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Tobo Apartments Dzielna hotel city: Warsaw - Country: Poland
Address: Dzielna 17/46; zip code: 01-029
Tobo Apartments Dzielna offers accommodation in Warsaw, 700 metres from Pawiak Prison Museum and 900 metres from Museum of Polish Jews' History. Guests benefit from balcony. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property. The kitchen has a...
-- Apartament Tobo Apartments Dzielna zlokalizowany jest w Warszawie, 700 metrów od Muzeum Więzienia Pawiak i 900 metrów od Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich. Goście mają do dyspozycji balkon.
-- Апартаменты Tobo Dzielna расположены в Варшаве, в 700 метрах от музея тюрьмы «Павяк» и в 900 метрах от Музея истории польских евреев. В распоряжении гостей балкон и бесплатный Wi-Fi на всей территории.
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Studio Żelazna - Apartment near Old Town - Warsaw - Poland
Studio Żelazna - Apartment near Old Town hotel city: Warsaw - Country: Poland
Address: al.Solidarności 88/16; zip code: 01-003
Studio Żelazna - Apartment near Old Town offers pet-friendly accommodation in Warsaw, 600 metres from Pawiak Prison Museum. The unit is 1 km from Museum of Polish Jews' History. Free WiFi is provided throughout the property.
-- Obiekt Studio Żelazna - Apartment near Old Town znajduje się w Warszawie, 600 metrów od Muzeum Więzienia Pawiak. Do obiektu można przyjechać ze zwierzęciem. Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich jest oddalone o 1 km od obiektu.
-- Апартаменты Studio Żelazna - Apartment near Old Town, в которых возможно размещение с домашними животными, расположены в Варшаве, в 600 метрах от тюрьмы-музея Павяк и в 1 км от Музея истории польских евреев. К услугам гостей бесплатный Wi-Fi.
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Oxygen Home - Warsaw - Poland
Oxygen Home hotel city: Warsaw - Country: Poland
Address: Wronia 45; zip code: 00-870
Located 400 metres from Warsaw Uprising Museum in Warsaw, this apartment features free WiFi and a balcony. Offering free private parking, the apartment is 1.1 km from Nozyk Synagogue.
-- 该公寓位于华沙（Warsaw），距离华沙起义博物馆（Warsaw Uprising Museum）400米，距离Nozyk Synagogue会堂1.1公里。公寓提供免费WiFi、阳台和免费私人停车场。 公寓设有带洗碗机、烤箱和微波炉的小厨房、私人浴室和平板有线电视。 Oxygen Home公寓距离金色梯田购物中心（Golden Terraces）1.3公里，距离帕瓦克监狱博物馆（Pawiak Prison Museum）1.
-- Apartament ten usytuowany jest w Warszawie, w odległości 400 metrów od Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego i 1,1 km od synagogi Nożyków. Obiekt zapewnia bezpłatne WiFi i bezpłatny prywatny parking.
-- Апартаменты Oxygen Home, в которых работает бесплатный Wi-Fi и есть балкон, расположены в 400 метрах от Музея Варшавского восстания в Варшаве. Расстояние до синагоги Ножиков составляет 1,1 км. Гостям предоставляется бесплатная частная парковка.
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Pomorska Street - the Gestapo headquarters in Cracow, Poland
During the 2nd World War there was the Gestapo headquarters in Krakow, at 2, Pomorska Street. The cells of the previous Gestapo prison – the testimony of the past of this place – nowadays are the place of national memory and the most important point of the upcoming exhibition. The exhibition People of Kraków in Times of Terror 1939-1945-1956, telling the complex history of our city, prepares the visitors to see the cells, where Polish people, fighting for Polish freedom and independence, were tortured and murdered.
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Mateusz Morawiecki podczas uroczystych obchodów w Muzeum Więzienia Pawiak
Zobowiązanie naszego rządu jest bezwarunkowe: pamiętać o ofiarach i bronić prawdy, aby kat był nazwany katem, a ofiara miała swoją cześć – zaznaczył premier Mateusz Morawiecki podczas uroczystych obchodów Narodowego Dnia Pamięci Ofiar Niemieckich Nazistowskich Obozów Koncentracyjnych i Obozów Zagłady w Muzeum Więzienia Pawiak.
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Homage to Pawiak Prison, Warsaw: Portrait drawing fragment, 1984, by A.K. Segan ©
New website of artist Akiva K. Segan, Aug. 2018:
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This is a 12 min., 27 sec. video made when Homage to Pawiak Prison was disassembled in summer 2010, the film is titled
Au revoir: Homage to Pawiak Prison, Warsaw, 1984, art by A.K. Segan:
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Tatra mountains, summer 1984. The artwork was completed in Seattle in autumn '84; it included several drawings mounted on a multi-shaped angular wood frame, and was covered with metallic thread & also twine.
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I had neglected to have it inserted into a needed plexiglass box, and by the late 1990's it was falling into disrepair. In 2010, with some sections of the wood frame broken, I dismantled the whole work.
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After I dismantled I took several short films, a personal goodbye, au revoir and do widzenia to the work. This was one of two major artworks inspired by my first trip to Poland that summer, 1984.
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The other work was Elie's Sin, portraying Elie Wiesel and symbols, both visual and linguistic, of anti-Semitism, Nazi hate and the Shoah, and how we think about and perceive those symbols.
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I also drew two good sized landscapes while in Rytro, Hayfields, and Rytro landscape, both of which are extant.
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re: Pawiak Prison: Its century + history was sad, violent and murderous, as it was used to house numerous political prisoners for decades, many of whom were executed. These included Jewish and Catholic Poles.
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During it's final years it was a Nazi transit and killing center: About 37,000 civilians were murdered in the prison by the Nazi's and another 60 thousand were deported to death camps from the prison.
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I visited the Pawiak memorial in the summer of '84 with the foreign art students group; the summer course programs which included Americans and Canadians were organized by the Kosciuszko Foundation of N.Y in conjunction with the Jagiellonian University (Krakow Univ.) and Krakow's Academy of Fine Arts. Pawiak Prison history can be read in Wikipedia.
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Segan is best known as the artistic creator of the Under the Wings (Holocaust) art series; other Holocaust themed art; and the Sight-seeing with Dignity (human rights) art series.
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In addition to guest teaching worldwide with power-point classes on art about the Holocaust and about post-WWII victims of human rights atrocities, Segan facilitates his Drawing for Healing workshops with classes of all ages, e.g. 5-7 years of age; elderly audiences in their 80's-90's and above; and all ages in-between.
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Segan's artworks are in gallery/museum, university, library, corporate and institutional collections in Austria, Canada, France, Hungary, Israel, Scotland and the United States.
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Art, video © A.K. Segan