Central museum on more than 1,100 years of history and culture of the Germans in Bohemia, Moravia and Sudeten Silesia – a new building on the high bank of the Isar in Munich.
July 17, 2026 – January 10, 2027
On the 80th anniversary, the show examines the forced resettlement of more than two million Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia ordered by the victorious Allies in 1946 and questions how orderly it really was. With catalog and accompanying program.
The Sudetendeutsches Museum is devoted to the history and culture of the German-speaking population of Bohemia, Moravia and Sudeten Silesia, the territory of today's Czech Republic. It is run by the Sudetendeutsche Stiftung (Sudeten German Foundation), with funding from the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labor and Social Affairs. The foundation had been collecting objects for such a museum since 1998.
The new building stands directly next to the Sudetendeutsches Haus on the high bank of the Isar in the Au district, not far from the Gasteig. The cornerstone was laid on September 16, 2016, and the museum opened on October 12, 2020. The building, with its light sandstone facade, was designed by pmp Architekten; about 1,200 square meters on five levels are available for the exhibition.
The permanent exhibition, developed between 2016 and 2020, uses some 900 objects and more than 30 media stations to lead from the Middle Ages to the present: from home, faith, economy and culture through the conflict of nationalisms to expulsion, the postwar period and new beginnings. It also tells of the centuries-long coexistence of Germans, Czechs and Jews. One focus of the collection is items that people took with them when they fled or were expelled; the museum also takes over holdings from local heritage collections (Heimatstuben) that have been dissolved and advises those who look after them.
In 2023, the museum was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award. Criticism came from the historian Martin Schulze Wessel, among others, who argued that the role of many Sudeten Germans in the breakup of Czechoslovakia and under the Nazi occupation is not addressed sufficiently.
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3.50Young adults under 26, seniors 65 and over, people with a severe disability, München Card holders |
| Children & teens | €3.50free up to age 17 · Children and teens under 18 and school classes free; young adults under 26 pay the reduced price (university students, apprentices and voluntary service participants under 26 free). |
| Seniors | €3.50Ages 65 and over. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €3.50companion free · People with a severe disability; companion free. |
| Students & apprentices | freeUniversity students under 26 get free admission. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €3.50 per personPer person for groups of 15 or more. Groups of 10 or more should register their visit in advance by email, even without a guided tour. |
| Families | –No family ticket; children and teens under 18 get free admission. |
| Sunday ticket (every Sunday) | €1 |
| Annual pass | €15 |
| Guided tour in German (permanent or special exhibition, per person) | €5Minimum charge €75. |
| Combined guided tour in German (permanent and special exhibitions, 120 minutes, per person) | €7Minimum charge €105 according to the family page; the visitor page does not mention a minimum charge. |
| Guided tour in a foreign language (per person) | €7Minimum charge €105. |
Special exhibitions at no extra charge. Free admission also for journalists, members of ICOM, the Museumsbund and the Bundesverband Museumspädagogik, holders of the Bavarian volunteer card (Bayerischer Ehrenamtsausweis), teachers accompanying a school class, and apprentices and participants in voluntary service programs under 26. The public overview tour on Thursdays costs only the admission fee. Tickets at the museum ticket desk or in the online shop.
According to the museum, accessible, with tactile floor guidance strips and tactile and audio stations in the permanent exhibition. The media guide offers the museum texts as audio and in German Sign Language (DGS). Information in Easy Read German (Leichte Sprache) on the website. According to the house rules, guide dogs are allowed, and small dogs may be brought in a dog stroller.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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Family tours, workshops, and birthday parties (inquiries via vermittlung@sudetendeutsches-museum.de); also digital offerings for families. Children and teenagers under 18 have free admission.
Rosenheimer Platz
S-Bahn (all lines on the central trunk line) to Rosenheimer Platz, exit Gasteig/Muffathalle/Hochstraße; tram 25 to Rosenheimer Platz; tram 17 to Am Gasteig or Deutsches Museum.
Paid parking
Paid parking garage at the Hotel Holiday Inn (Motorama).
Museum shop in the entrance area, orders also via the online shop. A museum café in the basement is planned but not yet open. Bags larger than A4, backpacks, umbrellas, and canes must go into the coat check lockers.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 75 min |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | Allowed for private purposes without flash or tripod. |
| Good to know | Public overview tour of the permanent exhibition every Thursday at 11:00 (about 75 minutes, no registration required); on the last Thursday of the month it is followed by the storytelling session "Erzählen Sie …!" (Tell Us …!). Group tours via the contact form. Multimedia guide available at the reception desk. Free workshops for school classes on the special exhibition; register at vermittlung@sudetendeutsches-museum.de. |
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