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• Privacy policy

  protection of your personal data very seriously. A processing of personal data is performed only to the extent that a legal basis in the GDPR, the DSG NRW or other legal provisions provide for it or if you have expressly consented to the

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• Historical background

  Burghauptmann Siegfried Taubert (with peaked cap) looks towards the camera. Reinhard Heydrich can be seen on the left-hand side, and Elfriede Wippermann, head of housekeeping at Wewelsburg Castle, on the right. The planned function of

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• Exhibition tour

  und struktureller Zugang zur Geschichte der SS Sozialstruktur und Organisation der SS Biographies of well-known SS leaders and the SS castle garrison at Wewelsburg inform about the organisational structure of the Schutzstaffel, its

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• Research

  assistants research individual collections and special exhibition topics. The research results are presented as part of lectures, exhibitions and publications. The district museum publishes two series of publications for the studies. Lectures,

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• Guided Tours in English

  Museum as an exciting historical setting. Group size: 10 to 25 people (max.) For visitors aged 6 and older Duration: at least 1 hr. 30 min. Guided tours cost between 40 € (in german language) and 50 € (in english language) To obtain

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• Guided Tours

  the former concentration camp area etc.). Group size 10 to 25 people (max.) For visitors aged 14 and older Duration at least 2 hours Indication Guided tours cost between 40 € (in german language) and 50 € (in english language). We offer

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• Creation of the Wewelsburg 1933 – 1945 Memorial Museum

  on the topic of “Wewelsburg and the SS” was held at Wewelsburg Castle with international participation and a high level of response. In the same year the architectural practice Ikon from Hanover was commissioned with design of the new

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• The herb garden

  order which also cultivated a “root garden” at its subsidiary in Büren. The herb garden at the district museum lends itself as a starting or ending point for a tour through the permanent exhibition of the Historicalc Museum of the

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• Exhibition tour

  among other ways, the cist graves typical of this region. Then, the other epochs of prehistoric and early history that left their traces behind are covered. In addition to finds from the Bronze Age and Iron Age, these include impressive items

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• Historical Museum of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn

  complex design, all but two of the rooms are accessible with wheelchairs. Visitors should allow themselves at least an hour to go round the entire museum. Enjoy Wewelsburg Castle as a destination for your sunday´s excursion! Discover

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• House Rules

  unjustified triggering of alarms and emergency facilities. People with supervisory function such as parents or group leaders shall, in the context of their obligation to supervise, be liable for the enforcement of the House Rules towards the

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• Home

  at "Special exhibitions and events" and in the "Wewelsburg memorial and memorial site 1933 - 1945". Inge – ein kurzer Lebensweg 05.05.2022 Thu | 16.30 o´clock - 31.07.2022 Sun Kreismuseum Wewelsburg Sonderausstellung Monumenta – Erinnerungsorte

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• Special Exhibitions at Wewelsburg District Museum

  read more Historische Grenzsteine im südlichen Eggegebirge 04.07.2017 Tue - 17.09.2017 Sun Die Ausstellung ist eine Leihgabe des Museums im „Stern“, Warburg. read more »Sehnsucht in die Ferne«. Reisen mit Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

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• Impressum

  im Winter © André Heinermann A puddle of mud © John Bishop Wewelsburg im Herbst 2017 © André Heinermann Herbst © Lea Meier Herbst © Kristin Bracke Herbst © Jürgen Kämper Herbst © Jürgen Fuest Under Water © John Bishop Reflection

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• Café-Restaurant

  offer in the museum´s gastronomy. Enjoy a piece of homemade cake or a cup of icecream on our terrace! If you want to lend the gastronomy with its 80 places for celebrations on your own, feel free to contact Mr. and Mrs. Langen! Opening times

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• Accessibility

  barriers with the help of museum staff. Good to know Is the access to the castle or the former guard building at ground level or equipped with ramp? Both entrances can be accessed via ramps, with the ramp in the Historical Museum being placed as

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• Collection

  these document for example the history of the local concentration camp (e.g. camp uniforms, concentration camp letters) and the lives and self-image of the SS men and their families. In addition to many documents (including building plans

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• History of Wewelsburg Castle

  SS and concentration camp terror 1933 “Reichsführer SS” Heinrich Himmler first visits Wewelsburg Castle; order to lend it and first plans for alterations 1934 Leasing contract between the district of Büren and the SS for the period of

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