Two garden exhibitions
are open during the opening hours of the Memorial and Educational Site (Am Grossen Wannsee 56-58, Berlin-Wannsee), Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- What does Wannsee mean for …
- 20 January 1942. And today?
The entrance is free. Welcome!
What does Wannsee mean for …
July 1 - December 30, 2024
In January 2024, the Correctiv network published its research concerning a meeting of the New Right, which took place in a Potsdam villa. During the gathering, representatives from the AfD, Identitarians and CDU discussed ways to expel millions of people from Germany.
A short time later, the term ‘Wannsee 2.0’ began circulating. Despite historical differences, there are some similarities between today’s völkisch deportation fantasies and the historical Wannsee Conference: On 20 January 1942, representatives from the SS, NSDAP and various Reich Ministries met in this villa to discuss the ‘final solution of the Jewish question’, which entailed ‘evacuating’ millions of people. At the Wannsee meeting, however, the participants used the term ‘evacuation’ to disguise their actual intention, which was mass murder.
For many, the villa and ‘Wannsee’ have come to symbolise the Shoah. Yet, this was not always the case: over the decades, the site has meant different things to different people. We have decided to make some of these perspectives visible on the grounds, with 26 different stops.
20 January 1942. And today?
To mark the 80th anniversary, a new German-English garden exhibition opened at the House of the Wannsee Conference on 21 January 2022. It can be visited during the opening hours of the house, Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. The exhibition is presented in the video (German, with English subtitles).