The Bergen-Belsen Memorial is located in the southern part of Lüneburg Heath, about 25 kilometres from the town of Celle. Over 250,000 people visit the Memorial each year.

The following pages provide useful information about preparing for your visit and what the Memorial has to offer.

Bergen-Belsen Memorial
Anne-Frank-Platz
29303 Lohheide
Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 5051 – 47 59-200
Fax: +49 (0) 5051 – 47 59-118
Bergen-Belsen@stiftung-ng.de

Visitor Guidelines

The cemetery and historical grounds of the Bergen-Belsen Memorial are protected by the German Federal Law on the Preservation of the Graves of the Victims of War and Tyranny. The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation is responsible for the design and maintenance of the grounds.

We kindly ask you to please observe the following rules when visiting the Memorial:

• The Memorial's supervisory staff is responsible for enforcing the house rules of the Memorial. In particular, the staff members reserve the right to ban visitors with hostile or racist symbols or slogans on their clothing from entering the Memorial.
  
  
• Visitors may take photographs and videos with certain restrictions. Please do not use flash when photographing light-sensitive documents. Commercial photographs may only be taken with the authorisation of the Memorial’s management.
  
  
• With the exception of guide dogs for special groups of visitors, no dogs are permitted within the Memorial grounds.
  
  
• Please do not take any food or drink into the exhibition.
  
  
• Carrying large backpacks or bags into the exhibition may hinder other visitors or damage the displays. Please leave large items like this in the lockers near the central information desk.
  
  
• Please do not smoke in the Memorial grounds or the cemetery.
  
  
• Cycling is not permitted in the Memorial grounds. There are bicycle racks in the central car park.
  
  
• Children under 14 years of age are permitted to visit the Memorial, but please note that many of the topics and items on display may be very difficult for young children to comprehend. The special room with film footage from the first days after the camp's liberation is not suitable for this age group.