Stollen der Erinnerung

About the museum

The tunnel was built from 1943 as an air-raid shelter near the confluence of the Enns and Steyr rivers and was constructed by prisoners of the Steyr-Münichholz concentration camp subcamp. During the Second World War, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG was one of the largest armaments companies in the German Reich; thousands of forced labourers and concentration camp prisoners had to work there.

The Mauthausen Komitee Steyr developed an exhibition in the roughly 140-metre-long, U-shaped passage, which opened on 25 October 2013. It was scholarly curated by Regina Wonisch and designed by Bernhard Denkinger. Because of the humidity, it largely dispenses with original objects and instead works with accounts and quotations from eyewitnesses. In 2014 it received the Austrian Museum Prize.

The tour follows the period from the crises of the 1930s through the "Anschluss" of 1938 and the expansion of armaments production to the end of the war. The focus is on the Steyr-Münichholz camp and the everyday life of the forced labourers, as well as resistance in Steyr and how the Nazi past has been dealt with since 1945. Since 2013 the Museum Arbeitswelt has provided educational supervision of the site; since 2021 it has also been independently accessible to individual visitors.

Highlights

• Exhibition in a tunnel built by concentration camp prisoners in 1943
• History of the Steyr-Münichholz concentration camp and forced labour
• Eyewitness accounts instead of original objects
• Resistance in Steyr and how the Nazi past has been dealt with
• Accessible offerings with tactile elements and easy language

Permanent exhibition

• Stollen der Erinnerung – Zwangsarbeit und KZ in Steyr – Chronological tour through the tunnel from the 1930s to after 1945 with eyewitness accounts of forced labour, the Steyr-Münichholz concentration camp and resistance.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Mauthausen Komitee Steyr (Betreuung durch Museum Arbeitswelt)

Admission & discounts

Admission is purchased at the ticket desk of the Museum Arbeitswelt; the price page lists only the combination ticket (€14, reduced €12). Children and young people up to 19 free, groups and workshops €5 per person additionally.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition is accessible without barriers, with tactile elements as well as tours and workshops in easy language; a brochure with texts in easy language is available at the Museum Arbeitswelt.

Kids & families

Only partly suitable for kidsRecommended for ages 14+

The exhibition is recommended for ages 14 and up.

Getting there & parking

The entrance is on the riverside path along the Steyr next to the Museum Arbeitswelt.

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