Weiße Rose Stiftung e.V. — Attraction in Munich

This free-to-enter little museum exhibit was one of the most impactful experiences I had while in town. It documents the entire history of the White Rose student resistance movement during World War II. The exhibit consists of one room located directly off the main atrium of Ludwig Maximilian University. I feel it is very fitting the museum is in the same atrium where Sophie Scholl distributed leaflets by famously throwing them from the upper balcony. The museum itself features detailed information about the movement and the lives of its members, presented in both German and English. The material is displayed in an excellent way that is both somber but also very inspiring. The white and blue color scheme harkens to a reflective yet uplifting space.

I really liked that I was able to stand at roughly the same spot where Sophie threw the leaflets into the atrium. There is a sign commemorating this spot at the top balcony on the South side. The sheer bravery displayed by her and the rest of the members is truly motivating.

This can be a bit hard to find if you do not know where to look. The best way to find the entrance is to look for the concrete commemoration plaques (they look like leaflets) on the ground in Geschwister-Scholl-Platz. Enter the University building through the center glass doors closest to the plaques and walk directly up the stairs into the large atrium. You will find the museum behind the bust of Sophie Scholl. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in history or World...

Coming to the University and to the Memorial was the highlight of our trip to Munich. Visiting these places was intense, the legacy of the Weisse Rose is so important today. As a wheelchair user, it was accessible but it was super hard. You want to access the building from the main entrance to reach the Memorial, as if you enter from the back entrance apparently there's stairs preventing you from going to the front. Then, to reach the Memorial there's a stairlift. It's not super small so it's suitable for most wheelchairs. The problem is that it's difficult to operate, or faulty, and the lady present had no idea how to operate it. We spent at least twenty minutes trying to make it work, which messed up our plans for the day (in addition to the fact that we had entered first from the back entrance and couldn't reach the Memorial from there). So my advice is to call beforehand asking them to try it out before you come, and ask to have a...

This memorial exhibit to the Weisse Rose (White Rose; a nonviolent resistance group led by Munich University students Hans and Sophie Scholl to oppose the Nazis) is within the Ludwig-Maxi-milans-Universität. It’s a moving story, and one of Munich’s most heroic, told in photographs and exhibits...