To be honest l had no idea about the former prison history until my cousin pointed it out to me after visiting Radegast train station. The building was constructed in 1930s the factory was pass over to Polish Amry when WWll started then the Nazi took it over. Which then turn into a transit camp for Polish prisoners as the numbers grew it did turn into a prison and labour camp. The saddest chapter of Radogoszcz's history was on the night of January 18, 1945, with the Red Amry approaching and liberation just hours away. The Nazi warden's before fleeing locked all prisoners into the factory and then set fire to it where a lot of people lost their lives.
Walking into the grounds of the museum you know you are standing in a sacred place.
As you will notice the moving brick facade wall, a section of the original building, the watchtowers, a large black cross, the 30m spire, pathway leading to black monument.
The museum exhibition takes you through the different stages of Lodz history starting from 1939 invasion with so many well documented items on display. In the final room this what hit me so hard as it goes into great detail of the atrocities what took place on January 18th, 1945.
I had museum guide walk around with us and at times going into great detail to explain the exhibition and her knowledge was most appreciated.