Kazerne Dossin’s mission continues to be both topical and relevant in 2022 – eighty years after the first deportations from the Dossin Barracks. We are a place of remembrance, with a high level of sensitivity, raising visitors’ awareness in various ways. The permanent exhibition situates events in Mechelen in the broader historical context of the Holocaust. This year, 210 portraits of deportees were added to the commemorative wall during the Portrait Ceremony, ‘Universal Human Rights’, this year’s temporary exhibition, challenged people to reflect on the implications of these human rights on a personal and universal level. Kazerne Dossin also highlighted several themes and perspectives during book talks and guest exhibitions in addition to sharing new insights from research.

Kazerne Dossin’s tenth anniversary was also an opportunity to reflect on the importance and relevance of the memorial, museum, and research centre.

Read the annual report 2022