Polizeimuseum Bremerhaven
Museum in the former police detention block of Stadthaus 6 on the history of the Bremerhaven police; visits only with a guided tour after registration.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Bremerhaven local police authority is considered the last municipally organized police force in Germany. To preserve its history and strengthen crime prevention, the friends' association Förderverein für polizeiliche Prävention und Polizeigeschichte Bremerhaven e. V. was founded on April 23, 2002; it runs the museum together with the local police authority.
The exhibition occupies around 300 square meters in the former detention block of Stadthaus 6 in Lehe, which has held no prisoners since 1994. On show are cells with heavy doors, a 1970s office, a room on police history from 1827 to 1945, and an evidence room with objects from criminal cases, including the Thomas catastrophe of 1875.
The museum has been comprehensively renovated. Visitors are guided through the rooms by volunteer retired police officers, who tell stories from about 75 years of the local police authority.
Highlights
- Original detention cells
- Room on police history from 1827 to 1945
- Evidence room with objects from criminal cases
- 1970s office
- Tours led by retired police officers
Permanent exhibitions
- Polizeigeschichte Bremerhavens – Permanent exhibition on the work of the local police authority since 1945, with a cell block, office, and documented criminal cases from the seaport city.
- Geschichte der Polizei Bremerhaven 1827 bis 1945 – Exhibition room on the development of the police in Bremerhaven from the early 19th century to the end of World War II.
- Asservatenkammer – Seized and secured items from various criminal cases.
- Operated by
- Förderverein für polizeiliche Prävention und Polizeigeschichte Bremerhaven e. V. mit der Ortspolizeibehörde Bremerhaven
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
The tour is free of charge; the association appreciates donations in the donation box at the end of the route.
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Getting there & parking
The meeting point is the entrance of Stadthaus 6 (Lehe police station) at Hinrich-Schmalfeldt-Straße 31.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Tours for groups of 8 to 15 people; individuals can register their interest, and dates are offered once enough people have signed up. Register by email at vorstand@polifoe.de or museum@polifö.de. Tours usually last 90 to 120 minutes. |
