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Mapping the Holocaust: Google Earth

The Museum is using Google Earth to map key Holocaust sites with historic content from its collections, powerfully illustrating the enormous scope and impact of the Holocaust.

How to access the Holocaust layers in Google Earth

  1. Download and Install Google Earth.
  2. Download the timeline layer of concentration camps across Europe (camps.kml, 36kb)
  3. Download the Holocaust Encyclopedia layer (encyclopedia.kml, 72kb)
  • In Google Earth; go to file>open, browse to and open the downloaded layer files.
  • Use the dashboard in Google Earth to access content from the Museum’s online Holocaust Encyclopedia.