➸ How to Nuremberg: Documentation Centre

The Documentation Centre is a museum located in the unfinished building of the congress hall at the “Reichsparteitagsgelände”. Inside you will find a permanent exhibition called “Faszination und Terror” (fascination and terror) and also changing exhibitions with certain topics all around the Third Reich (until 6th January 2017 it is about survivors in the KZs).

 The main exhibition informs you of course about the terror caused by the Nazis, but especially what has particular happened in Nuremberg. It’s showing you how the Nuremberg Rally was created for the big NS-propaganda and how this building you’re in was a part in all of that.

The walk through the building is covered with a lot of information boards. Here and there you have a little break with short movies. Many things they teach you about this time, I had personally already known from school or other museums. But there were some new things I never saw before, like drawings from former students in school. These drawings show how the students were educated about Jewish people and saw them after they were totally brainwashed. Further the exhibition has some really interesting documents about the Nuremberg Trials.

It’s not the best museum I’ve ever been to, but I think it’s very interesting to see how Nuremberg was involved as a location in the Third Reich and the building is very impressive. Also I think it’s important to know the history, especially in the country or city, you live in. Education and elucidation are helping to prevent that something like this will happen again.

Opening hours

Mo - Fr  9am – 6pm
Sa, So 10am – 6pm

Admission Fees

Adults 5€

Reductions 3€

➸ How to Nuremberg: secret garden in St. Johanni

I have been living in Nuremberg, Bavaria in Germany for 2 years now. What shall I say, this town and I are not getting along very well. I never felt like I am really at home here, and especially in winter times I feel depressed. And I always tell myself “just one more year, then you will hopefully have finished your bachelor’s degree and can move”. This may be a nice motivation to get my studies done, however not a nice mind set to live with.

For this reason, I decided to force myself to go out more and explore the city. Just to sit inside at home is not going to change anything. Maybe when I find some cool new places I will feel a bit more comfortable here. So I thought why not share the places I discover with you? You get a free guide to Nuremberg and I have fun. Win-Win. I wanna call this category: “How to Nuremberg” so you can follow my journey.

Today’s first discovery is about the hidden garden “Hesperidengärten “, in a district called St.Johanni. This baroque garden is located at the backside of the house numbers 43-47, Johannisstraße. You will find some lemon trees, a sundial made of box trees, old statues and a perfect picnic place. You can enter this little oasis through a lovely traditional Bavarian restaurant or on the opposite side through a welcoming gate. It’s a very quiet place, perfect to read a book or have a date. Opening hours are between April and October from 8am to 8pm.  

The area St.Johanni is very beautiful itself. You can check out an old cinema, stunning houses and some cool and trendy cafés, like the low cab serving “Soulfood”.  

➸ A postcard from Nuremberg

Welcome to the first "Video Wednesday". This video is about Nuremberg where I live at the moment. I went on a little tour around the city and discovered a few cool spots :) 

Have fun watching it! xxx Steffi