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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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The photo shows chamber 44, which is flooded with groundwater. A 44 can be seen on the wall on the right. A small yellow stele stands in the middle of the water.

Historic Tunnel System

Part of the historical tunnel system, in which concentration camp inmates had to perform forced labour, is today accessible to the public.

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News

Please note that guided tours will not take place at the following times:

Thursday, 27 August, 11 am
Friday, 28 August, 2 pm

The museum will be open from 10 am to 6 pm.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

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Guided Tours

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

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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!

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Educational Offerings

Overview and extensive descriptions of group offers

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„What I saw and experienced was, in the truest sense of the word, too unbelievable for me to feel able to share it [...]. Because I survived hell [...]“
Roland Boisson
In-depth information about the history of Mittelbau-Dora
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Donations Mittelbau-Dora Memorial

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Declaration of European Memorial Sites Independence of memorials and sites of remembrance

European Memorial Sites established on the grounds of places connected to the crimes perpetrated by the Nazis, Fascists, and their accomplices during World War II constitute a visible legacy of the history that shaped the foundation of post-war Europe.

Statement by the ICBD on the AfD party conference in Erfurt on 4 and 5

On 4 and 5 July 2026, the AfD is holding its national party conference in Erfurt – within sight of the bell tower of the Buchenwald Memorial and coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the NSDAP party conference in Weimar. On this occasion, the International Committee Buchenwald Dora and Kommandos (ICBD) expressly endorses the demand made by the International Auschwitz Committee on 11 February 2026: The Federal Government, the Federal Parliament or the Federal Council must finally create the conditions for proceedings to ban the AfD before the Federal Constitutional Court. It must be made clear that a party which is anti-constitutional and, in some respects, demonstrably far-right, must be reined in within the Federal Republic of Germany before it undermines democratic structures itself.
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Author and activist Susanne Siegert presents her new book »Gedenken neu denken« »Gedenken neu denken«

On Thursday, 26 February 2026, at 6 p.m., author and influencer Susanne Siegert will present her book »Gedenken neu denken. Wie sich unser Erinnern an den Holocaust verändern muss« in the council chamber of Nordhausen Municipal Library.
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