Contact
Rotteckring 14
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
+49 761 201-2757
dzns@freiburg.de
Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus
Contact
Rotteckring 14
79098 Freiburg
+49 761 201-2757
dzns@freiburg.de
Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus
The Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus has been dedicated to the city's NS history since 2025, and occupies three floors of the former tourist information, built in 1936. In addition to the permanent exhibition and a temporary exhibition area, the historic building also houses seminar rooms, offices and part of the Gertrud Luckner Library. The permanent exhibition provides an insight into the period through objects and biographies. The memorial room in the courtyard commemorates those who were persecuted and murdered in Freiburg and the surrounding area. It should be noted that the confrontation with National Socialism is not yet complete, and future exhibition projects and events will deal with it in greater depth.
Calendar
Temporary Exhibitions
27. Januar – 13. September 2026
Ende der Zeitzeugenschaft?
Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus
Die letzten Überlebenden des Holocaust und der Shoa werden ihre Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen nur noch für begrenzte Zeit in persönlichen Begegnungen vermitteln können. Was bleibt, sind ihre Erinnerungen in Büchern, historischen Filmdokumentationen, Ausstellungen und Bildungsprojekten. Hinzu kommen immer neue Medien: Comics, Social Media-Formate, Hologramme…
Die Ausstellung nimmt unterschiedliche Aspekte von Zeitzeug*innenschaft in den Blick: Wie entsteht aus persönlichen Erinnerungen eine Erzählung und was beeinflusst sie? Wie kommen Interviews und andere Zeugnisse eigentlich zustande? Was hat sich im Umgang mit ihnen seit 1945 verändert? Und wie gehen Museen und Gedenkstätten heute und in Zukunft damit um?
Die Übernahme des Projekts des Jüdischen Museums Hohenems und der KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg ist die erste Sonderausstellung des DZNS seit der Eröffnung des Hauses im März 2025. Für die Ausstellung in Freiburg wurden Ausschnitte aus Interviews mit überlebenden Freiburger*innen ergänzt. In der Museen Freiburg App gibt es außerdem eine begleitende Themen-Tour durch die Dauerausstellung des DZNS.
Museen Freiburg App
Museen Freiburg App
The Museen Freiburg App is your digital guide to Freiburg's museum landscape.
From art, to cultural and urban history, remembrance culture, natural history and archaeology - there's something for everyone!
Audio tours, images, videos, digital reconstructions, games and a map tool invite you to discover the Augustinermuseum, the Dokumentationzentrum Nationalsozialismus, the Museum Natur und Mensch and the Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle.
Highlights
AM: If you don't want to follow a fixed route but simply want to wander around an be inspired, you can visit the Augustinermuseum to see highlights in the vicinity.
DZNS: The Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus offers further content on the memorial room, such as biographies and information on the context of persecution.
ARCO: At the Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle, the ‘Celtic Trail’ guides children and adults through the museum and to original sites in the region - it is sponsored by the state initiative ‘Keltenland Baden-Württemberg’ of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts in cooperation with the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in the Stuttgart Regional Council.
Accessibility
Special offers for Kids
AM: Young museum fans between the ages of 8 and 12 discover the highlights of the Augustinermuseum with August and Tina. They can put their knowledge and skills to the test in a playful way.
ARCO: At the Archäologisches Museum Colombischlössle, Briana and Enno take you back to the Iron Age. Exciting adventures, tricky tasks and puzzles await here. A fast-paced chase through the Black Forest provides thrills and the users themselves decide whether the story has a happy ending...
MNM: The audio tour in the Museum Natur und Mensch is also great fun for children in easy-to-understand language!
Usage instructions
The app can be downloaded onto your own smartphone or used on site on free loan devices in the museum.
Headphones: If you are visiting the museum with your own device, please take headphones with you.
To use the app, you need an internet connection or you can download the content in advance.
Free Wi-Fi is available in the Augustinermuseum and the Dokumentationszentrum Nationalsozialismus.
Please activate Bluetooth in the Augustinermuseum to be able to use all content and functions.
