Visiting concentration camps is an important way to learn about and commemorate the atrocities of the past. Berlin, with its historical significance, is home to one such site: the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum. If you’re planning a visit, it’s essential to know the opening hours to make the most of your experience. In this blog post, we’ll provide you with the opening hours of the concentration camp Berlin, along with useful information to enhance your visit.
Opening Hours
The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp is a museum which is well-known and generally it is visited the all year around. Nevertheless, the specific opening hours are subject to seasonal variations. Here are the general opening hours:
Months
Opening Hours
March to October
8:30 am to 6:00 pm
November to February
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
These opening hours might slightly vary, as it is stated, that they are changing, so the visitors are welcome to check the official website of the memorial or call it to clarify the opening hours.
Getting There
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp is found in Oranienburg, a town 35 km northwest of Berlin. There are several ways to reach the memorial:
Public Transportation: , it is accessed by S-bahn s1 or s21 to Oranienburg station and then catching a bus to the memorial. Bus lines, the 804 and the 821, can be found.
Private Vehicle: For those who want to drive, the access is by the Autobahn A10 Oranienburg exit. Carry on to the directions which lead to the memorial.
Guided Tours: The other way is to attend a guided tour through the camp in Berlin. This may help in transportation and offer you more history in the places where you are going.
When it comes to planning your transport don’t forget to take time into consideration and try to arrive during the opening hours that has been mentioned on the day of your chosen time.
Tips for Your Visit
When visiting the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum, here are a few tips to ensure a meaningful and respectful experience:
Allow Sufficient Time: The visit can take anywhere between 3-4 hours depending on the time spent in each of the exhibit, the time taken to read the hill tag and stop to think them over.
Dress Appropriately: Just a reminder that visiting a concentration camp is quite depressing, so dress appropriately and comfortably. Do not wear what is considered provocative, obscene or vulgar in any way.
Take Guided Tours or Audio Guides: If you would like to understand more about the memorial’s history, free guided tours are available or you can take an audio guide tour. These sources offer important knowledge and background information.
Show Respect: People comparing, but do not forget that you are always polite throughout your visit. Stay relatively quiet to not disturb others, no running or horseplay, and be aware there may be people like myself reminiscing on the site and its past.
Learn from Educational Exhibits: Spend time with the educational exhibits and the information that can be found in the hall. These resources contain useful information concerning, historical background of the camp, history and biographies of prisoners, history of WWII in general.
If you follow all the tips and respect your visit enough to get the most out of it, then you’ll also be honoring the memories of the people who were persecuted.
Conclusion
A visit to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial and Museum is in its way a spiritual action, a possibility to think and study the history of the terrible past. So if you know the opening hours, how to get there and all the advice given above then you are bound to get the most out of your visit but also acting courteous. Just remember that, going through the concentration camps is something that is good because one should always remember that it can’t happen again and that one should always do everything that it can to try and make it so that it never happens again.
