Memory Culture - 280,000 Euro for the redesign of the Oranienburg memorial
The memorial site for the victims of the former Oranienburg Concentration Camp is set to be redesigned over the next two years. The remaining historical wall, which is approximately 60 meters long, is the last remnant of the camp, as the city announced. For the new design, a concept has been prepared in collaboration with a historian: With images and texts on steles before the wall, the history of the camp, its inmates, and those who died there will be told and remembered. In the camp, writer and anarchist Erich Mühsam was murdered among others.
For some time now, the city, on the initiative of engaged citizens, has been working with the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation to redesign the memorial site, which has existed since the DDR era. If the project progresses according to plan, the newly designed memorial site could be inaugurated in the early summer of 2026. For the project, the city will receive 280,000 Euros from the National Urban Development Program.
The Oranienburg Concentration Camp, as reported, was established in 1933. On the site of a former brewery, political opponents of the Nazi system, especially Social Democrats and Communists, but also Jewish prisoners were incarcerated.
The Oranienburg Concentration Camp, a tragic part of KZ history, was established in 1933. The memorial site, a legacy of the DDR era, is now set to undergo a significant transformation, with the remaining historical wall serving as the foundation for the new design. This revamp, a collaboration between the city and the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation, aims to foster a deeper understanding of Memory Culture, incorporating images and texts on steles to tell the stories of the camp's victims, including writer and anarchist Erich Mühsam. This redesign is part of a larger initiative to preserve and honor the past, making it an essential addition to the existing network of memorials in Brandenburg.
