Our team

Director

Since becoming director of the Munich Documentation Center in 2018, Mirjam Zadoff has worked to make it an internationally networked center of remembrance culture that is closely in touch with current discourses and methods. Her focus is on an interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, and inclusive culture of remembrance.

mail: direktion.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67011

Deputy Director

In her function as deputy director, the art historian Anke Hoffsten is closely involved in the strategic, substantive, and organizational development of the Munich Documentation Center. She is also head of exhibitions and of the communications and program team. As a curator she realizes exhibitions and art interventions.

mail: anke.hoffsten@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82646

Assistant to the Director

Philipp Kühne coordinates all enquiries to the Director’s Office and also supports communication and events department. He is studying business with the City of Munich with a focus on Public Management and is currently doing an internship with us.

mail: direktion.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67011

Assistant to the Director | on parental leave

As assistant to the director and head of the office, Stefanie Poulios coordinates all enquiries to the Director’s Office. She is also responsible for the work of the Munich Documentation Center’s committees and for many other central tasks and internal management issues.

mail: direktion.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67011

Head of Research / Neuaubing Memorial Site

Paul-Moritz Rabe is Head of Research & Publications and of the new memorial site currently being created at the former forced labor camp Neuaubing. He develops concepts for exhibitions, events, outreach, and publication projects. His special fields are administrative, financial, and municipal history as well as public history and theory of history.

mail: paul-moritz.rabe@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82677

Head of Administration

Michael Busam is Head of Human Resources and Organization, Accounting, and Technical Services. His responsibilities include finance, human resources planning, all legal issues, security, and day-to-day operations at the Munich Documentation Center. 

mail: michael.busam@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67012

Press and Public Relations

Kirstin Frieden is director of the Communications and Program departments. Alongside her function as press spokesperson she is also responsible for the Munich Documentation Center’s corporate identity and for all general printed matter such as flyers, posters, and the annual report as well as marketing. She is also involved in program planning.  

mail: presse.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67013

Online Communications

Ilona Holzmeier is in charge of the entire online presence, from digital strategy and the website to social media, the newsletter, and online marketing as well as storytelling projects. In addition, she develops and realizes digital outreach programs, events series, and other projects. 

mail: ilona.holzmeier@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67024

Events

Jonas Peter coordinates the events program from its conception through to planning and realization. He ensures that the various events formats involving many cooperation partners and participants run smoothly, both live and online.

mail:  veranstaltungen.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67039

Trainee

The German studies graduate Julia Kessler joined the Munich Documentation Center in October 2023 as a trainee in the communications department. She supports our press and public relations work, undertakes marketing campaigns and target group research, and manages small digital projects.

mail: julia.kessler@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67014

Curator

Juliane Bischoff curates interdisciplinary exhibition projects and interventions that involve a mixture of history, art, discourse, and outreach. She has a key role to play in the conception and realization of the new Forced Labor Camp Neuaubing Memorial Site.

mail: juliane.bischoff@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82672

Curator

As a curator Karolina Kühn conceives and coordinates exhibition projects and develops accompanying publications and programs. In terms of content, her main fields are literature, exile, and diversity.

mail: karolina.kuehn@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82663

Curator

The historian Ulla-Britta Vollhardt conceives and realizes exhibition projects, accompanying programs, and publications. She also contributes her scholarly expertise to the ongoing work of the Documentation Center. Her research focuses include the history of post-Nazi Germany, remembrance cultures, right-wing extremism, and LGBTQI+ history.

mail: u-b.vollhardt@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82667

Assistent Curator

As a member of the curatorial team Chris Reitz assists in conceiving and realizing exhibition projects and their accompanying programs and publications. His special focus is far-right ideologies and crisis narratives—past and present—with a particular interest in the connection between art and engagement in the name of solidarity.

mail: chris.reitz@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82690

Digital education

The East European historian Kerstin Baur designs digital mediation programs and develops media applications for on-site use, including for the future Neuaubing Memorial Site. Her work focuses on developing participatory digital concepts for specific target groups and implementing audio (visual) formats. 

mail: kerstin.baur@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82679

Cultural Education

Together with her colleagues historian Nathalie Jacobsen designs the tours and seminar program. Her main work is the conception and realization of training and seminars involving media and artistic approaches, especially in the fields of gaming, graphic novels, and literature.

mail: nathalie.jacobsen@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82651

Historical and Political Education

Thomas Rink and his colleagues are responsible for the tours and seminar programs. He realizes participative projects and exhibitions by and with school classes and other educational institutions. His focus is on cultural education for young people from primary school age upwards.

mail: thomas.rink@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67049

Visitors’ Service

The museologist Elisabeth Schulte is responsible for the visitors’ service. Her work ranges from advising groups about their visits to designing and evaluating visitor surveys. Together with her colleagues she develops programs for specific target groups with a focus on inclusion and disa-bled access.

mail: elisabeth.schulte@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82652

Groups and Bookings

Martin Zehetmayr is your contact for the smooth planning and organization of group visits to the Munich Documentation Center. He also coordinates and maintains close cooperation with various schools and other educational institutions.

mail: buchung.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67007

Volunteer

Since September 2024 Luisa Rebbe has been working at the Munich Documentation Center as a participant in the national voluntary services program. She supports the team in the planning and organization of events as well as in the cataloging of the collection. She also handles enquiries from groups about visits to the center.

mail: luisa.rebbe@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67022

Research and Library

The historian Andreas Eichmüller is responsible for the research data bases and for the library and the online lexicon. He participates in research, exhibition, and publication projects. As a historian he specializes in the prosecution of Nazi crimes and post-war history.

mail: andreas.eichmueller@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82674

Research, Collection and Enquiries

The historian Angela Hermann participates in realizing exhibitions, events, and outreach projects. She is also responsible for our collection and the contact person for enquiries from researchers and handles student applications for internships. Her research focuses include the topic of Nazi forced labor within the Memorial Site Neuaubing project.

mail: angela.hermann@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82675

Publications

Denis Heuring has a background in Romance languages and literature. His responsibilities encompass the conception and realization of analogue and digital publications as well as the organization of interdisciplinary conferences and events. His areas of expertise include transnational remembrance culture, literary theory, and media ethics.

mail: denis.heuring@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82614

Academic Research

The historian Stefan Grüner is doing a research project on the history of the bank Stadtsparkasse München during the Nazi era. His main research interests are economic and banking history as well as modern France and political liberalism in Europe. He holds a teaching post as an extraordinary professor at the University of Augsburg. 

mail: stefan.gruener@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82653

Curator and project coordinator 

Manon Haase is conceiving the exhibition content for the Neuaubing Memorial Site and developing interdisciplinary formats. She has a special interest in performative remembrance practices. She is also in charge of coordinating the various participants in the project, such as architects and designers. 

mail: manon.haase@muenchen.de
tel.: +49 (0)89 233 82630

Research

The East European specialist Kristina Tolok joined the Munich Documentation Center as an intern and became a research assistant there in autumn 2022. She conducts research and contemporary witness projects on the subject of forced labor with special responsibility for the exhibition at the future Neuaubing Memorial Site.

mail: kristina.tolok@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82673

Exhibition coordinator

Thomas Hirschlein is working as an exhibition coordinator for the Neuaubing Memorial Site. He is contributing his expertise as a sociologist and history to the concept for the exhibition’s content and practical  implementation. He is also conducting research and supporting the development of educational formats.  

mail: thomas.hirschlein@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67022

Academic Trainee | on parental leave

Sandra Rogel, a historian and literary scholar, began an internship at the Munich Documentation Center in October 2022. She is working mainly on the Neuaubing Memorial Site project, developing mediation formats, conducting research, and helping to develop an exhibition concept. She also assists with the Documentation Center’s collecting and public relations work. 

Human Resources and Organization

Susanne Lacher is the human resources administrator for our team. She is the contact person for interns and for the Munich Documentation Center’s security officer. Additional responsibilities include IT, the organization of workplaces and space, and the city’s tendering procedures.

mail: personal.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82661

Controlling

Sophia Schorer has a degree in public administration and is responsible for Operative HR Development and Controlling. Taxes and levies as well as contract awarding procedures are also among her main responsibilities.

mail: sophia.schorer@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82656

Accounting

As accounting manager Angela Völker-Anghel is responsible for all transactions to and from the Munich Documentation Center. She ensures that incoming invoices are paid and that invoices for services provided by the Munich Documentaion Center are issued. She is also in charge of procurement.

mail: buchhaltung.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 82676

Technical Services

Our in-house technicians Joseph Köttl and Ibrahim Özcan manage the technical side of exhibitions. In addition, they provide technical support for events and ensure the building’s technical services run smoothly. They are also the people to contact for logistics questions.

mail: technik.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67019

Technical Services

Our in-house technicians Ibrahim Özcan and Joseph Köttl manage the technical side of exhibitions. In addition, they provide technical support for events and ensure the building’s technical services run smoothly. They are also the people to contact for logistics questions.

mail: technik.nsdoku@muenchen.de
tel: +49 (0)89 233 67020