Educational services

Gusen concentration camp ­– the site of the one of the biggest mass crimes committed by the Nazis in present-day Austria, a place of forced labour and the murder of tens of thousands of people from across Europe – disappeared from public memory almost completely in the decades after 1945. While the former Mauthausen concentration camp was turned into a memorial site, most of what remained of the Gusen camp was removed to make way for a housing estate. Now, the expansion of the Gusen Memorial marks the beginning of a new phase in the memory of the camp. The guided tour opens up new historical sites (roll call square, SS barracks, SS ornamental garden, stone crusher) to the public for the first time, exploring not only different aspects of the camp’s history but also postwar developments at the site. Turning to the present day, it raises questions about society’s responsibility for memory and remembrance.

Maximum group size: 26

Advance booking required:
Tel: +43 7238 2269-35 (Mo – Fr, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)
Email: education@mauthausen-memorial.org

The guided tour in Gusen primarily focus on the plots of land purchased in 2022 and the history of this area (1939 - 2024). The tour also includes a visit to the Memorial de Gusen, where the former crematorium is located. This site is now the central commemoration site of the Gusen Concentration Camp Memorial.

The guides are all specially trained educators. Our education training places great emphasis on encouraging interaction and openness among visitors. This results in tours that offer a balance of historical information and group discussion about what that history means.

Minimum age: 14
 

Combination option: After the public guided tour of the Mauthausen Memorial (Saturday/Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm) you can take the public bus (Line 361) directly to the Gusen Concentration Camp Memorial. 
Departure: 3:30 pm at the Mauthausen Memorial visitors' car park
Arrival: 3:38 pm in Gusen/Bachstraße

September and October 2024: every Saturday at 1:00 pm in German

An advance registration is recommended and can be made on weekdays (Mo – ​Fr) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
by phone (+43 7238 2269-35) or by email (education@mauthausen-memorial.org).
The timeslots will be reserved until 15 minutes before the tour starts (3:45 pm) and will then be allocated to others if necessary.
Please check in on time at the information portal in the visitor center.

Rock crusher of former Gusen Concentration Camp (© Mauthausen Memorial / Bernhard Mühleder)

Mauthausen. A small town on the Danube known far beyond Austria’s borders because of its Nazi past. Gusen. Likewise a small town on the Danube, but one hardly anyone has heard of. While after 1945 a memorial site was created at the former ‘main camp’ of Mauthausen, the Gusen ‘branch camp’ of equal size, lying four kilometres away, almost completely vanished from public memory. The combined tour Mauthausen – Gusen starts in Mauthausen with an exploration of the history of the Nazi concentration camps. In Gusen, focus then moves to the history after 1945 and to the struggle to find adequate forms of memory.

Minimum age: 16

Maximum group size: 16 (up to 3 groups at once)

A bus or own car is needed for travel between Mauthausen and Gusen.

Advance booking required:
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Information and inquiries:
Tel: +43 7238 2269-35 (Mo – Fr, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)
Email: education@mauthausen-memorial.org 

Individual visitors and Groups

Gusen Audiowalk

The Audiowalk explores the submerged memory of a place that was the location of the Gusen I and II concentration camps during the Nazi dictatorship.

Audioweg Gusen (Foto: KZ-Gedenkstätte Mauthausen)

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