Köpenick Palace

Köpenick Palace (Schloss Köpenick) is a Baroque-style palace located on a small island in the Dahme river in the Köpenick district of Berlin. The building dates from the late 17th century and today houses a museum of decorative arts and regional exhibitions.

Exhibition rooms inside the palace display historic furniture, ceramics and applied arts in period settings, while the island setting offers riverside promenades and views across the water. The palace interior includes decorated halls and smaller chambers open to visitors as part of a museum route.

Originally constructed in the late 17th century as a ducal hunting lodge and later modified, the palace has been restored and repurposed as a public museum. It has served both cultural and ceremonial roles over its history and was preserved through restoration in the 20th century.

Set on an island at the confluence of waterways in Köpenick, the palace lies in the southeastern part of Berlin, east of the city centre and reachable by S-Bahn and regional transport.

• Access: Accessible by S-Bahn to Köpenick station and by local tram or boat services on the Dahme, making it a common day-trip destination from central Berlin.
• Use: The palace combines Baroque exterior architecture with interior displays of decorative arts and is used for exhibitions and occasional official events.

What to See #

• Museum galleries: Period rooms and display galleries arranged to show applied arts and decorative objects collected and restored for public viewing.
• Palace island and terraces: The palace island and riverside terraces that provide exterior views and access from the Köpenick waterfront.