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08.10.2026

Competition for a monument dedicated to Polish victims of Nazism and victims of German occupation in Poland

organizer: Federal Republic of Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany, in cooperation with the Foundation for the Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Federal Office of Construction and Spatial Planning, has announced a competition for the design of a monument dedicated to the Polish victims of Nazism. A special place was chosen for its location. {More}

The Federal Republic of Germany, in cooperation with the Foundation for the Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Federal Office of Construction and Spatial Planning, has announced a competition for the design of a monument dedicated to the Polish victims of Nazism. A special place was chosen for its location.

purpose and conditions of the competition

The subject of the competition is the design of a monument commemorating the Polish victims of Nazism and the German occupation of Poland in 1939-1945. The monument is to be located in the western part of the Republic Square in Berlin, adjacent to the German Bundestag building, on the site of the former Kroll Opera House, the place where Adolf Hitler announced his attack on Poland on September 1, 1939.

The monument is to provide an opportunity to commemorate the victims, and should also take into account the historical context to make visible the consequences of the occupation in Poland, which are too little known in Germany. A budget of 5 million euros has been allocated for its construction.

This is a closed competition, preceded by an open call for artists, architects and teams. The call will select up to 25 applicants.

The formation of interdisciplinary project groups is not required, but recommended. Participants are encouraged to collaborate with landscape architects_women, and the participation of Polish participants is also welcome.


For more information, see the competition regulations

prizes

The total prize pool for the competition is €247,500 gross, of which €60,000 gross will be distributed among the winners of three prizes and two honorable mentions, and the amount of €187,500 gross will be equally divided among selected participants whose competition proposals are accepted by the jury.

calendar

  • Deadline for submission of applications (open call): until May 6, 2026, 2 pm
  • Deadline for the deliberations of the selection committee: July 1, 2026
  • Deadline for release of competition documentation to selected applicants: July 16, 2026
  • Deadline for written questions: August 3, 2026
  • Deadline for submission of competition works: until October 8, 2026
  • Deadline for jury deliberations and selection of competition winners: December 2026
  • Post-competition exhibition: February 2027

jury

  • Dr. Gabriele Knapstein - Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin
  • Hanna Wróblewska - art historian, curator
  • Prof. Andrzej Szczerski - National Museum in Cracow
  • prof. Grażyna Jaskierska-Albrzykowska - Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw
  • Prof. Alicja Kwade - artist, Berlin
  • dr. hab. Anna Maria Wierzbicka, prof. of the university - architect, Warsaw University of Technology
  • Prof. Cornelia Müller - landscape architect, Lützow 7, Berlin

deputies and alternates of the jury:

  • Prof. Arnold Bartetzky - Leibniz Institut, Universität Leipzig
  • Anna Cymer - art and architecture historian, architecture critic
  • Waldemar Baraniewski, Ph.D. - art historian
  • Łukasz Mieszkowski - historyk, artist
  • Kang Sunkoo - artist
  • Agnieszka Gębczyńska-Janowicz, Ph.D., professor of the university - architect, Gdansk University of Technology
  • Jan Wehberg - landscape architect, Lützow 7, Berlin

    more information

    More details can be found on the competition website.

    terms

    https://www.bbr.bund.de/BBR/DE/Wettbewerbe/gestaltungswettbewerbe/denkmal-polnische-opfer-nationalsozialismus/verfahren.html

    regulations

    https://www.bbr.bund.de/BBR/DE/Wettbewerbe/gestaltungswettbewerbe/denkmal-polnische-opfer-nationalsozialismus/verfahren.html

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