The Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds Nuremberg

The former Nazi Party Rally Grounds are among Nuremberg’s most impressive historical sites. The Congress Hall, Zeppelin Grandstand and Zeppelin Field in particular still bear witness to the monumental displays of power staged by the National Socialists between 1933 and 1938. Since 2001, the Documentation Center in the northern wing of the Congress Hall has invited visitors to engage critically with this past. Following extensive renovation and a new concept, the Documentation Center has been presenting a new permanent exhibition since May 2026. Covering 1,600 square metres, 250 exhibits, 500 photographs and documents, media stations and multilingual media guides take visitors through the history of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds: from the end of the First World War through the period of National Socialism and the crimes committed during the Second World War to the present day. The exhibition makes the historical traces of the site visible and understandable in many different ways. The grounds themselves are also changing: in future, the Congress Hall Cultural Quarter will bring together the Documentation Center, spaces for art, a venue for the Nuremberg State Theatre and the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra. By 2030, Zeppelin Field and the Zeppelin Grandstand will be developed into a place of learning and encounter.

Another central place of remembrance is located separately from the Nazi Party Rally Grounds: the Palace of Justice with the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, which is easily accessible by public transport. The museum provides information about the major war criminals trials of 1945/46 and their impact on the development of international criminal law.