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A dark room. On the walls, backlit panels with photos and texts. Visitors look at the panels.

Permanent exhibition Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp, 1943–1945

The exhibition shows the multifaceted network of relationships between the camps and their social environment and contributes to the critical examination of the topic of perpetration and the responsibility of accomplices and bystanders.

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Path made of concrete slabs under trees. The exhibition building is built into a kind of embankment.

Special exhibition "Flight" Special exhibition in the firehouse

A look at the escapes made by inmates from the Mittelbau-Dora complex of concentration camps demonstrates that the German population was indeed directly confronted with the mass crimes of the Nazis during the war. Presenting stories of escapes, the...

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There will be no guided tours on Saturday (03.06.23).

The museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm.

A memorial staff member begins a guided tour at the camp model. He points to one area of the model while visitors stand all around it.

Guided Tours

Explore the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial accompanied by our trained staff

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A person holding a smartphone on which the app of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp memorial is open.

APP and Multimedia Guide

You can also explore the memorial with our "Mittelbau" app, which is available free of charge through the Apple Store or Google Play.

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FAQ

Our answers to questions we are frequently asked.

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An autumn leafy forest path with a sign on its left. The sign shows the direction of the path to the crematorium and the course of the circular route across the memorial grounds.

What Is Where?

This service map gives you an overview of the memorial site.

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Donations for victims of Nazi persecution in Ukraine

The current war in Ukraine has left many people in great need. Among those suffering are also the survivors of National Socialist persecution. They need our help now more than ever, so that vital basics such as warmth, food and medical care can be ensured, but also reconstruction work can be supported.

You can donate through our aid network for victims of Nazi persecution!

The photo shows a seminar situation. Young people are sitting in tables arranged in a circle. On them notes and tablets.

Educational Offerings

Overview and extensive descriptions of group offers

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Screenshot of the homepage of the Digital Photo Archive of the Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial. A large photo shows a prisoner in striped clothing sitting against a concrete wall.

Online Photo Archive

After 1945, the photographic images of Mittelbau-Dora were scattered around the world. After many years of research in Germany and abroad, the photos were systematically collected, evaluated, and digitally indexed.

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Registration start for Study and Work Camp 2023

From 22 July - 5 August 2023, the Study and Workcamp in cooperation with the SCI will again take place at the Mittelbau-Dora Concentration Camp Memorial.

As of now, you can register via the following link:

https://workcamps.sci.ngo/icamps/camp-details/15877.html

"'We knew nothing of what happened in the Kohnstein and Dora camps', say all those who are now being held responsible for the consequences of the Nazi regime. But anyone who says such a thing is lying!"
Fritz Güntsche (1951)
In-depth information about the history of Mittelbau-Dora

Events

Exhibition
25.05.2023 – 14.07.2023
7 am - 10 pm
Hauptgebäude der FSU Jena (1. OG)

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What's On

Charlotte Wiedemann spricht zum Publikum

Den Schmerz der Anderen begreifen Buchvorstellung

Die Journalistin und Autorin Charlotte Wiedemann stellte am 24. Mai in der Stadtbibliothek Nordhausen ihr Buch "Den Schmerz der Anderen begreifen. Holocaust und Weltgedächtnis" vor.
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Wettbewerb „Unsere Geschichte – Notre Histoire“ Sieger stehen fest

Alle Französisch lernenden Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassenstufen 9 bis 11 waren eingeladen, nach den Spuren französischer Häftlinge der Konzentrationslager Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora und deren vielen Außenlager, nach den Spuren von...
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Relaunch of Websites buchenwald.de | dora.de | stiftung-gedenkstaetten.de

The websites of the Foundation and the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora memorials have been completely revised. Visitors, multipliers and researchers now receive the information they need in a concise and targeted manner.
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