Institute of Contemporary History (Munich)

Founded by the German government and the State of Bavaria at the suggestion of the Allied Forces, it was established in 1949 and renamed in 1952.

Since 1953, the institute has been publishing the journal Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte [de] (Contemporary History Quarterly), which is regarded as one of the most important publications of German historical research.

The institute has also published extensive editions of contemporary historical documents, such as The Foreign Policy Files of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland and Goebbels Diaries.

The focus of research at the Berlin branch of the institute is the history of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

This exhibition documents the construction of the Obersalzberg into a showy residence for Adolf Hitler and the Nazi leadership circles.