Kreuzberg's Künstlerhaus before the out: Rescue at the last minute?

Kreuzberg's Künstlerhaus before the out: Rescue at the last minute?

in Berlin-Kreuzberg, the last large studio house at Adalbertstraße 9 is on the fore. The owner terminated the tenants on January 31, 2025. If the Senate does not react quickly and acquire the building, an important chapter of the Berlin artist scene could become history. Ex-cultural senator Klaus Lederer warns of a "cultural impoverishment" in view of the massive savings plans of the black and red coalition. These plans provide savings of 130 million euros in the cultural sector, as rbb24 reports.

The "Adalbert Nine remains" Initiative has been committed to the fact that the Senate has acquired the studio house after the owners, Coros Management GmbH, sent a purchase letter. The artist Sophia Muriel emphasizes the importance of such rooms for the creative scene in Berlin, where affordable studios are already in short supply. Rents of currently only 150 euros per month show how attractive this location is for artists. The pressure on the Senate is growing because it is at least 13 million euros for the purchase while the time is urged because other interested parties could already knock.

austerity measures with dramatic consequences

like B.Z. reports, it is not only the cultural sector hard: Gelder for environmental measures, education and social issues are also reduced massively. The social and cultural habitat in Berlin is therefore faced with an unprecedented threat, while the city tries to protect financial stability. The hope of changes and the rescue of the studio house disappears rapidly while the austerity measures are in full swing.