Guided tour with introductory discussion (3 hours, without exhibitions): The guided tour with an introductory group session provides an overview of the history of the site with an emphasis on the National Socialist period. The themes of the guided tour are the Buchenwald concentration camp, its changing functions, and its entanglement with the City of Weimar as well as the civilian population and businesses. The tour offers insights into the inmates' perspectives, but also those of the perpetrators and other involved persons.
Multimedia guide (2 hours): For an individual tour of the memorial, you have the option of using an iPod to obtain additional information about the history of the site, optionally also with historical recordings. The iPod is available in the following languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Dutch; the iPod touch is available in: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch.