only in 2000 did the federal government of germany begin to financially support the memorial. co-financed by the state of lower saxony, a complete redesign was planned which was intended to be more in line with contemporary thought on exhibition design. on april 15, 2005, there was a ceremony, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation and many ex-prisoners and ex-liberating troops attended. in october 2007, the redesigned memorial site was opened, including a large new documentation centre and permanent exhibition on the edge of the newly redefined camp, whose structure and layout can now be traced. since 2009, the memorial has been receiving funding from the federal government on an ongoing basis.