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The Constitutional Museum – an overview

In this audio guide you get a general introduction into the exhibition: „The quest for freedom and democracy. The Constitutional Convention on Herrenchiemsee 1948“ via short audio tracks. While going through the different rooms you can also choose additional audio tracks as supplements.

Breaking with the ills of the past

References to National Socialism at the Constitutional Convention - This audio track focuses on the context of how the immediate history of the Constitutional Convention, the Second World War and the Holocaust affected the deliberations in Herrenchiemsee. The participants also experienced the period up to 1945 very differently.

The exhibits in the Constitutional Museum

What are the stories behind the various items? Are you interested in the exhibits in the Constitutional Museum? Then this is the right audio guide for you, because the items on display have a lot to "tell" about the museum's theme.

Conference rooms with tales to tell

A historical look at the rooms in the Altes Schloss building - The Constitutional Convention Museum is located at the historic conference venue in the former Augustinian monastery. The plenary room and participants' accommodation as well as traces of the monastery's furnishings are presented to you where they are still visible.