Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte
The Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte or HdBG was established in 1983 as an authority of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany and, since 1993, has had its permanent headquarters at Augsburg. On 6 October 1998 it was incorporated into the Bavarian State Ministry for Science, Research and Art. The German historian Claus Grimm was director from 1983 until 2007.