Wender·Vista
Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePoland
on the southeastern edge of Lublin, in eastern Poland

Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp

— — the camp the city never looked away from.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A field of low wooden barracks, guard towers, and a stone mausoleum holding the ashes of the dead, set on open ground at the edge of Lublin in eastern Poland. The camp was never hidden. The city tram line ran past it during the war and runs past it now. Among the largest and least-altered of the Nazi camps preserved as a place of witness and learning.

from the studio
Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp
— bring it home

Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

KL Lublin, known to the city by the name of the suburb at its gate as Majdanek, was a Nazi German concentration and extermination camp built from October 1941 on the southeastern edge of occupied Lublin in eastern Poland. It operated until the Soviet Red Army reached the city on 22-23 July 1944. Current scholarship by the State Museum and historian Tomasz Kranz puts the number of people killed at the camp at about 78,000, of whom roughly 59,000 were Jews. The grounds cover about 90 hectares of the original 270 and remain among the least-altered of the major camp sites.

— the silence

Because the Red Army reached Lublin too quickly for the SS to demolish what they had built, Majdanek is the most physically intact of the major German camp sites. Original wooden barracks, the gas chambers, and Krematorium III still stand on the ground where they were used. At the southern end of the field, the Mauzoleum designed by Wiktor Tołkin and dedicated in 1969 covers a low concrete dome of human ashes recovered from the camp. The Pomnik Walki i Męczeństwa, the Monument of Struggle and Martyrdom, stands at the north entrance on the Droga Hołdu i Pamięci.

— informed by Mauzoleum description, USHMM
— the visit

The State Museum at Majdanek, the Państwowe Muzeum na Majdanku, was established by Polish authorities on 2 November 1944, three months after liberation, making it the oldest museum of its kind in the world. The site is on Droga Męczenników Majdanka 67, reached from central Lublin by city bus 23 or 158, a journey of about twenty minutes. Entry is free; children under fourteen are not admitted to the historical exhibition. The grounds are open daily; the indoor exhibitions close on selected national holidays. A self-guided walking route of about 5 km links the visitor centre, the barracks, the gas chambers, and the Mauzoleum.

— where
Poland · Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship
— within
State Museum at Majdanek
— position
51.2206° N · 22.6006° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
4 km NW
Lublin Old Town
medieval old town
4 km NW
Lublin Castle
royal castle
130 km SE
Bełżec extermination camp
memorial site
N
Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp
Lublin Old Town
Lublin Castle
Bełżec extermination camp
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the southeastern edge of Lublin, in eastern Poland, about 170 km southeast of Warsaw. The site sits along Droga Męczenników Majdanka and is reached from central Lublin by city bus 23 or 158.

Construction began in October 1941 under the German occupation. The camp operated until the Soviet Red Army reached Lublin on 22-23 July 1944, leaving the site largely intact.

Current scholarship by historian Tomasz Kranz and the State Museum puts the toll at about 78,000 people killed at the camp, of whom roughly 59,000 were Jews. Earlier figures were higher and have been revised.

The Soviet advance reached Lublin too quickly for the SS to destroy the buildings, as happened at Treblinka and Sobibór. Original barracks, gas chambers, and Krematorium III still stand on the original ground.

A concrete dome at the southern end of the field, designed by Wiktor Tołkin and dedicated in 1969. It holds human ashes recovered from the camp and stands in line with the entry monument at the north end.

Yes. Entry to the State Museum at Majdanek is free of charge. Children under fourteen are not admitted to the historical exhibition. Guided tours can be booked in advance through the museum office.

On 2 November 1944, three months after liberation, by order of the Polish provisional authorities. Majdanek is the oldest museum of a Nazi German camp site in the world.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. WenderVista carries Majdanek as an act of remembrance, not decoration. The pieces are offered for descendants of survivors and victims, Holocaust educators, and those who keep the site's memory present at home.

Most often in a study, a reading room, or a place of prayer. A Keepsake on a shelf beside family photographs and a yahrzeit candle is the form many families choose. The studio includes a handwritten note.

We do not recommend the Coaster or Coaster Set for Majdanek. The piece is offered as a Keepsake, Small, Medium, Large, or framed wall piece, in settings of remembrance rather than daily handling.

A Small or Medium on a desk or shelf is the form most families choose. A Large on the wall reads at the right scale for a study, a chapel, or a classroom used for Holocaust education.

Yes. The studio inscribes a name, a date, or a short phrase on the reverse on request, set into the ceramic by the same process as the front. Reach out before ordering with the text you would like.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water. No abrasives, no ammonia sprays. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and will not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. The piece is original to the studio, curated by Reid Wender, and not licensed from any other source. The Majdanek tile is part of a small line of memorial-site works held with the same care.

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