Virtual Guide MM vs JMB App

The virtual guide to the KZ Gedenkstätte Mauthausen | Mauthausen Memorial offers an overview of the history of the Mauthausen/Gusen concentration camp system. Between 1938 and 1945 approximately 190,000 people from more than 40 countries were imprisoned in the Mauthausen and Gusen concentration camps or one of the subcamps. At least 90,000 were murdered there. Today, the Mauthausen Memorial is an international place of remembrance and a centre of historical and political education. The virtual guide is organised in location-based modules and new modules are added regularly. Content: • Audio guides • Historic points of interest • Contextualisation of monuments and places of remembrance • Practical information • Contemporary aerial images with GPS navigation • Historic aerial images Please note that certain areas in which points of interest are located may be situated on private property. In such cases, the Virtual Guide text will draw your attention to this. Please respect the rights of property owners!

Discover Jewish history and Jewish life today at the Jewish Museum Berlin About the JMB app Let a multitude of voices guide you around the exhibitions and gain diverse perspectives on Jewish history and the present day in Germany. Discover the highlights and insider tips of the JMB in personal stories and interviews, e.g., with star architect Daniel Libeskind, pictures, videos, and games. Choose one of the curated tours that introduce you to the highlights of the museum. The unique architecture of the ensemble is also highlighted in a separate tour. Would you rather explore on your own? You can enter numbers to determine your own selection and order; an interactive map helps you find your way around. For young visitors, we offer “Young Perspectives – Your Tour Through the Museum,” an exciting and entertaining tour of the permanent exhibition (German/English only). The tour takes you to ten stations, which are varied in terms of theme and form and are consistently narrated from the perspective of young people. Accessibility is important to us. If you are blind or visually impaired, you can use the app with a screen reader, and audio descriptions and tactile instructions support your accessible visit to the museum. For people with hearing impairments, we offer a tour with 20 videos in German sign language and all audio content as subtitles. The JMB app also offers 50 audio clips in easy language (German) and can be operated in a simplified mode. Features of the JMB App • Multimedia provision (audio, video, image & text) with more than 100 points of interest • Number entry • Games and other interactive applications • Interactive map for your guidance • Guidance • Simplified operating mode • Entirely Screenreader-compatible • Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew and Russian • Easy language (German) • German sign language • “Young Perspectives – Your Tour Through the Museum” for 13- to 16-year-olds: German, English Note If you wish to use the JMB app, we recommend you opt for headphones and stream the data in the exhibition to avoid waiting for content to download. With location services enabled, you can use the full range of features in the museum. To ensure a smooth performance, iOS version 13.x or higher is recommended. In case of technical problems, to make a suggestion or a critical comment, please get in touch with visit@berlin.de and include information about your device and operating system. We look forward to receiving your feedback!