kreismuseum wewelsburg
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If you have an interest in German SS history, the rise to power and their demise this is a great museum to go to. As it would be, a lot of the items are written in German. So of the larger plaques have English as well. I personally found it interesting and amazingly frightening that 80 years ago this was the headquarters of the SS.The museum was interesting and you can also visit the North Tower as well which has a crypt and a room with a black sun on the floor which was used to give the SS power from above.It will take 2 hours to get round everything here minimum.
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I've been aware of this castle for a while now, being something of an enthusiast of military history so it has been on my list.To say the museum handles some 'sensitive' detail is an understatement, but it has been done very well. It is a free museum and begins with displays about the history of the SS and their emergence and involvement in the Second World War. Visitors then move to the North Tower of the castle - with the focal points being the Crypt and the SS Generals' Hall (complete with it's Black Sun mosaic on the floor- now an emerging symbol for German Neo-Nazism, apparently). The Crypt is an especially atmospheric room; the impressionist paintings (as I recall painted by a camp survivor?) which were installed when the museum/castle was first opened to the public adds to the slightly creepy feel of the place. The museum finishes with additional displays about Niederhagen Camp and the experiences of the survivors. I'm not sure that this is a site which is worth travelling too far to but, with free admission, it is a must for any visitors already in the area. One point to note is that the museum is not child pushchair/buggy friendly...so be prepared for a carry if you have younger children. Ottens Hof, nearby, is also a great place to visit - for a drink or a meal.
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The 'Holocaust Museum' certainly will attract most visitors - it's very informative (in English, too). The 'regional museum' in the castle itself is a good museum if you want to know something about this Westphalian region.
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Very understanted style of this remarkable war museum right outside the amazing Wewelsburg castle (now part youth hostel), reflects the highly sobering nature of content. Spent 3 hours, needed another 3 to do it justice. Take the free english audio guide, without which you will be lost. Quietly and respectiully the appalling SS story unfolds. Himmler held SS strategy sessions hear (and in his private dining club the unmissable Landtgasthaus Ottens Hof in the village.
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I have stayed in the castle on two different occations and I like the place a lot. The museum, which takes up a big part of the castle, was a nice one too. A lot of interesting stuff from past centuries and more recent history.
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Very disappointing.Wasn't very stimulating at all.The only saving grace was the building itself was lovely to look at and the view from the windows inside were really great.The museum displays were just boring and seemed to be lacking in any kind of exciting information. If you are going to visit I would advise that you would visit there on your way to somewhere else.Not worth a big drive to go there
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I think this was a great day trip at a historically important building. The museum offers a nice overview of the innerworkings of the SS and the war in general. As an american I thought that it was a good overview of many aspects of the war with interesting exibits. The building itself is very well preserved and is interesting in its construction and the role it played for Himmler's SS. Not worth traveling from far, but if you are in the area and like learing about WWII history in a clean well preserved castle this is worth it.
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We started off our visit with a tour of the museum in the guard house. This was actually an exhibition detailing the history of the SS, given that Himmler had intended the castle to be an elite training school for SS leaders. The exhibition was interesting but was mainly in German with very scant translation into English, thus limiting the amount that we could gain from it. We then proceeded to the castle itself, hoping to view the interior as it would have been in its past. We were disappointed to be shepherded round a rather average exhibition about the history of village of Wewelsburg. The rooms in which the exhibition had been set up were mostly modern refurbishments and could have been in any building. There was little reference to the castle's wartime past in this exhibition. The museum was free and worth the visit if you speak German. The castle, however, charged 4 euro per person and was not worth the money.
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Magical building with an interesting history. However the museum is bland and uninteresting. I am sure that with its SS history it could have been made a lot more informative. Also the main room that has the mosaic black sun floor has been ruined by dreadful modern art and orange bean bags!
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For World War II buffs and especially for those interested in the occult side of Heinrich Himmler, this is a must see museum. It's located in the northwest side of Germany in the Westphalia area in the midst of beautiful fields and farm land which is dwarfed by the imposing castle. There is a museum section which provides both audio tours and guided tours for visitors and includes a multitude of displays of the period in which Himmler used the castle for various initiation ceremonies for SS inductees including artifacts and other items. After touring the museum, I entered the castle itself and was shown the tower room which contained the portion of the castle where these ceremonies were conducted. The view of the nearby countryside is astounding as is the castle itself. It's a dark side of history but nevertheless, an interesting tour for all WWII history buffs. I highly recommend it.