NS-Dokumentationszentrum München (Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism)
The Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism conveys the history of National Socialism with a view to the present and the future and considers the historical experience of the Nazi dictatorship in a current and global context. The Documentation Center opened in 2015 on the site of the former “Brown House,” the headquarters of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP), as the Nazi Party was officially called. The Center undertakes a critical examination of the history of this location and address Munich’s historical significance as the former “capital of the movement.” Taking as starting point the historical events leading up to and during the Nazi dictatorship, the Documentation Center focuses particularly on the impact these events have had since then—right up to the present day.
The Documentation Center stages exhibitions, art interventions, events, and participatory projects. It also offers online programs, a Learning Center, and a library. Educational programs invite various target groups to address the history of National Socialism and its continuities into the present.
In 2026 a memorial site devoted to the history of Nazi forced labor will open as an annex of the Documentation Center in the grounds of the former German Railways Maintenance Workshops in the Munich district of Neuaubing.
Last edited on 13.08.2024
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