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Kulturfabrik Esch sur Alzette (Luxembourg)

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Phone
  
+352 55 44 93 1

Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)

Address
  
116 Rue de Luxembourg, 4221 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Hours
  
Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PM

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Profiles

The Cultural Centre KULTURFABRIK is located at the heart of the Great Region in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in Esch-sur-Alzette in the old buildings of a public slaughterhouse from the 19th Century.

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History

  • 1885 / 86- 1979: public slaughterhouse house of Esch-sur-Alzette
  • From 1982: squat of artists from the non-profit « Theater GmbH », who turned the premises into a space for rehearsals and performances
  • 1983: creation of the non-profit organisation KULTURFABRIK
  • 1984–1995: all kinds of artistic and sociocultural activities
  • End of 1996: signing of an agreement between the State, the City of Esch-sur-Alzette and the Kulturfabrik
  • October 2, 1998: official opening of the Cultural Centre Kulturfabrik
  • Currently, the Cultural Centre is used as a center for the creative arts, artist residencies and as a platform for sustainable development

    Equipments

    A 4500 m2 area with

  • Big concert & theatre hall (950 standing/ 270 seated capacity)
  • A small hall (250 standing)
  • The « Ratelach »: a small room for readings, conferences or other activities (up to 35 capacity)
  • An art gallery: «Galerie Terres Rouges»
  • Six rehearsal rooms for musicians
  • Three rooms for theatre workshops, training and rehearsals
  • A ceramic atelier (Keramikfabrik)
  • the cinema (Kinosch)
  • the centre's restaurant (K116) (Tel: 26 17 59 74)
  • Network and certifications

  • Luxembourgish Network of Decentralized Cultural Centres
  • Trans Europe Halles
  • European Federation of Poetry Centres (Maisons de la poésie)
  • « Theaterfederatioun »
  • Circus Lorraine
  • Approved Centre for the National Youth Service
  • Centre for Apprenticeship, approved by the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce
  • References

    Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) Wikipedia