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Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism

A free museum on the site of the Nazi Party headquarters, telling how Munich became the birthplace of the movement.

Official Website
Open
Tuesday to Sunday; closed Mondays
Price
Free
Time Needed
1½ hours
Address
Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1, 80333 MunichDirections
Getting There
Königsplatz station (U2).

Why Go

The white cube stands where the Brown House, the party's headquarters, once was. Its exhibition follows Munich's role from the 1920s through the war and its aftermath.

It's beside Königsplatz.

Nearby in Munich

Königsplatz3 min walkLenbachhaus6 min walkAlte Pinakothek6 min walkPinakothek der Moderne6 min walk

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