Gedenkstätte Köpenicker Blutwoche im Juni 1933
Memorial in the former Köpenick local court prison on the SA campaign of violence known as the "Köpenicker Blutwoche" (Köpenick Blood Week) in June 1933.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The memorial is located in the former Köpenick local court prison, which served as a central detention site for the SA in June 1933. Between June 21 and 26, 1933, SA men abducted and tortured up to 500 political opponents, as well as Jewish people, in Köpenick; at least 23 people died. The events are regarded as an early escalation of Nazi violence after the seizure of power.
Remembrance began shortly after the end of the war, with commemoration days, street renamings, and memorial plaques. In 1980, on the initiative of the Committee of Antifascist Resistance Fighters, a "Traditionskabinett" (heritage room) was set up, from which the memorial emerged. In 2013 it reopened with a newly designed permanent exhibition.
The exhibition places the Blood Week in the wider context of the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 and shows how party and state agencies worked together. The memorial is run by the Museen Treptow-Köpenick of the district office. Its offerings include project days for school classes, an archive with eyewitness accounts and trial files, and an audio walk through the surrounding neighborhoods.
Key themes
- Permanent exhibition in the former local court prison
- Places the Blood Week in the context of the Nazi seizure of power in 1933
- Archive with eyewitness accounts and trial files
- Audio walk "(Ton-)Spuren der Gewalt" with 16 listening stations
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung „Köpenicker Blutwoche Juni 1933“ – The exhibition, newly designed in 2013, covers the SA violence from June 21 to 26, 1933, and places it in the wider context of the Nazi seizure of power.
- Founded
- 1980
- Operated by
- Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick von Berlin – Museen Treptow-Köpenick
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission and participation in guided tours are free of charge.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the memorial portal, the building is wheelchair-accessible and has an elevator.
Kids & families
Only partly suitable for kids
- Family tours & workshops
The offering is aimed mainly at young people and adults; separate project days are available for school classes from secondary level I and for youth groups.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bahnhofstr./Seelenbinderstr. · 200 m
S-Bahn S3 to S Köpenick (about 0.4 km); buses 27, 164, 269, N62, N64, and X69, and trams 27, 60, 61, and 62 (stop Bahnhofstr./Seelenbinderstr.).
The memorial is located on Puchanstraße in the Köpenick district.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours of the permanent exhibition for registered groups last about 60 to 90 minutes; public tours are currently not offered. Register at phone 030 90297-3351 or by email. Project days are available for school classes (secondary levels I and II) and youth groups. An audio walk "(Ton-)Spuren der Gewalt" leads through the Elsengrund housing estate and the Dammvorstadt with 16 listening stations. |
