The memorial has been collecting and documenting information on Bonn during the National Socialist era and on those persecuted in Bonn since 1986. A first temporary exhibition was shown in Bad Godesberg. Since 1996, the permanent exhibition has been located at Franziskanerstraße 9. In the near future, the memorial and the Nazi documentation center will move to a historical location. A new permanent exhibition will be created in the utility rooms of the former Benedictine convent "Zur Ewigen Anbetung" in Bonn Endenich. This is where the Gestapo set up a ghetto camp with forced Jewish self-administration in the summer of 1941.
After 36 years of independent sponsorship, the Bonn Memorial and the NS Documentation Center have been institutions of the City of Bonn since 1 January 2021. The offer includes guided tours, workshops, tours, lectures and special exhibitions. Extensive documentation and a specialist library are available to external researchers.
Memorial: Opening hours of the exhibition
The exhibition is generally open
Saturdays from 1 to 6 pm
Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm.
Workshops, tours and guided tours can also be booked by appointment outside the opening hours of the permanent exhibition at gedenkstaettebonnde.
The archive and library are open for use by appointment at gedenkstaettebonnde
The memorial and the Bonn Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism are accessible for visitors with walking disabilities and wheelchair users.
