Museum in Waldram, formerly Föhrenwald: Nazi armaments workers' settlement, Jewish DP camp and home to expellees, in a former bathhouse.
September 19, 2026 – August 29, 2027
Artist Heike von Schlebrügge translates her parents' wartime and postwar memories into staged dollhouse scenes and drawings; with several special guided tours by the artist.
The building on Kolpingplatz was built in 1939 as a sanitary facility for the male workers of the Föhrenwald settlement, which from 1940 served as a Nazi model settlement for employees of the nearby armaments factories. After the end of the war, Föhrenwald became a refuge for survivors of the death march from Dachau and soon one of the largest camps for Jewish Displaced Persons; in 1946 the residents set up a mikveh, a Jewish ritual immersion bath, in the bathhouse's basement.
From 1956 onward, Catholic expellees moved into the settlement with their families, and it has been called Waldram ever since. The bathhouse was later converted into housing and was eventually slated for demolition.
In 2012, members of the Historischer Verein Wolfratshausen and the Siedlungsgemeinschaft Waldram founded the association Bürger fürs BADEHAUS Waldram-Föhrenwald to save the building. After the conversion from 2016 to 2018, carried by many thousands of hours of volunteer work, the memorial site opened in October 2018.
On three floors, the multimedia permanent exhibition presents the site's three phases with original objects, photos, films and eyewitness interviews. The association runs the museum, guided tours and educational work on a volunteer basis and has received awards including the Obermayer Award (2022) and the Bürgerpreis (citizens' prize) of the Bavarian State Parliament (2024).
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3Those eligible for concessions (not specified in more detail on the website) |
| Groups | –General guided tour by arrangement, flat rate €75 plus admission (approx. 1.5 hours) |
| Public guided tour (Sundays at 14:00) | €6Plus admission, no registration required |
| Waldram village walk (group) | €75Flat rate by arrangement, approx. 2 hours |
| Bunker tour North or South (group of up to 10 people) | €80Each additional person €8; 6–8 km on foot, 2.5–3 hours |
Admission is sometimes free on special days such as the Lange Nacht der Demokratie (Long Night of Democracy).
Partially accessible according to Museumsportal Bayern: step-free entrance and ground-level public areas, accessible parking space, subtitled media stations. Seven free booklets in Leichte Sprache (easy-to-read German).
Only partly suitable for kids
Memorial site on the Nazi era and the displaced persons (DP) camp; audio guide in a separate version for teenagers, workshops for school classes. No dedicated family programs are mentioned.
Waldram · 350 m
S7 to Wolfratshausen, then bus 370, 374, 376, 379 or X970 to Waldram, followed by a walk of approx. 350 m.
Please register tour buses in advance: the streets in Waldram are narrow, and turning around or passing through is sometimes not possible; after registration, you will receive directions and information on the bus parking area.
Get directionsSmall museum shop at the ticket desk (including brochures and books on local history).
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 1.5 hrs |
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| Audio guide | yes (DE) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tour every Sunday at 14:00 without registration (approx. 1.5 hours); town walk approx. 2 hours, bunker tours 2.5–3 hours, special exhibition approx. 1 hour. Free BADEHAUS app with audio guides for adults and teenagers as well as outdoor tours through Waldram. Free written guides in English, French, and Hebrew at the ticket desk. Museum education workshops for school classes by registration. |
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