NS-Dokumentationszentrum München — Attraction in Munich

Beautiful modern building, strategically built at the former epicenter of NS in Munich, with optimal presentation of highly extensive documentation, mostly photographs with detailed text, not only of the NS times but also detailing the many broad-ranging factors leading up to that horror, and the psy-ops involved getting the bulk of the population on board. Also, somehow uplifting or at least hopeful for humanity was the heavy focus on the many individual resistors, the helpers, their courage and fates, as a way to honor them, and acting as a lesson to motivate us to act similarly in the face of antisemitism today. Worth a visit (especially easy since entry is free), but best to spread the experience over multiple visits due to the sheer volume of information and the sensory overload of the heavy material. Don't forget the burning book library in the basement. Talented highly-engaged tour guides, audio guides/texts in English, and mobile collapsible stools are available to any visitor. Seemingly climate controlled, so one of the few places that is comfortable on a hot day in Munich. Elderly friendly in general. Cafe is pleasant and good for refuelling. Personnel are...

The permanent exhibit won’t be ready until 2026 (I think, may have been 2025). Regardless, the staff did a great job of putting together a temporary exhibit that wasn’t necessarily a complete history of the use of the facility and how it came about, but I was there for the history of the location more than anything else. Getting to stand in some of the same locations as infamous people (I can’t say their names) and other high ranking National Socialist officials is quite bone chilling. You can walk the outdoor grounds for free and it’s worth a short walk to do so. It’s not the Roman ruins but it still has significant historical importance. Some of those facilities have been repurposed, which I find odd. Seems like the right thing to do is obliterate it all and start fresh, but like I said, they are of historical importance as a...

I've gone to a lot of WW2 museums and historical locations from Germany to Japan. This museum was still able to teach me things that I didn't know, and helpede understand the events from 1918-1945 from a socialogical and political viewpoint. It focuses on Munich and Bavaria and the circumstances that allowed for the horrors to not only occur, but grow and expand. Highly recommended, it's important to understand these things so they don't keep happening. There was some focus on post 1945 as well, I would have liked even more contextualizing the last 80 years of events and racism as well, although with limited space you have to pick and choose what to spend time and space on. Also could use a few more benches, as it's a lot of standing...