In April 1961 the Jerusalem District Court opened the trial against Adolf Eichmann, former SS-Sturmbannführer (major) and head of the "Judenreferat IV B 4" (head of the division for affairs relating to the Jewish population) at the Reichssicherheits-hauptamt (security main Office). The trial developed into a major media event and marks the beginning of the era of contemporary witnesses. At the centre of the exhibition is original film material taken in court.
Adress and transport
Cologne National Socialism Documentation Center
Appellhofplatz 23-25 (EL-DE building)
50667 Cologne
Germany
Telephone:
+ 49 / 221 / 2212-6332 secretary
+ 49 / 221 / 2212-6331 tours
+ 49 / 221 / 2212-6361 library
Fax: + 49 / 221/2212-5512
e-mail: nsdok@stadt-koeln.de
public transport
rail service, local trains (S-Bahn): "Hauptbahnhof" (10 Min walk)
underground: "Appellhofplatz"
Car Parks: Am Dom / DuMont-Carré
Oppening times
Tue to Fri 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat and Sun 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Every 1st Thu of each month: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
closed on Mondays and during carnival
Admission
Permanent collection:
Adults: 4,50 €
Concession: 2,00 €
Tickets are valid for one day.
Some exhibitions may carry a separate charge.
Free admission for children up to 6 years, for Cologne residents up to 18 years, students (incl. 2 teachers per group), holders of the KölnPass, Cologne residents on their birthday
Free admission to the permanent collection on the 1st Thu of each month (except public holidays): for Cologne residents.
Education opportunities
You can also join one of our guided tours, which take place once a month and are free of charge. We also offer guided tours for groups, which are tailored to the age and educational level of participants. These provide you with information on the house, the memorial and core issues of National Socialism. Our educational work is based on expressly taking heed of the Beutelsbach Consensus on political education. This consensus covers the ‘prohibition against overwhelming’, which also includes the prohibition of overpowering students emotionally. The aim of the guided tours is the conveyance of factual, methodological and narrative competence in line with the motto of Walter Benjamin: The visitor is not to leave the museum not more learned but shrewder. (Guided tours by prior arrangement: +49/221/221-26331 - Available in English, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish)
Adress
Appellhofplatz 23-25
D-50667 Köln
+49-0221/2212-6332
Guided Tours: +49-0221/2212-6331
nsdok@stadt-koeln.de
