Director's House

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Main building of the Alte Münze , Mühlendamm  3

The Director's House Berlin is a gallery as well as an art and culture center in the Berlin district of Mitte . It was founded in 2010 by Pascal Johanssen and Katja Kleiss in Berlin as an exhibition space for applied arts. The center is located on the grounds and building complex of the Alte Münze , the former state mint in the historic center of Berlin . After 20 years of vacancy, the ailing building was renovated by the operators of the director's house and thus saved from deterioration. The director's house is also the seat of the Musicboard Berlin, well-known artists and musicians such as the Berlin rock band Bonaparte use the rooms of the house as studios and rehearsal rooms.

Today, design exhibitions and other events such as B. the international Illustrative Festival takes place. Furthermore, the international “Handmade in Germany” exhibition tour is organized and organized by the Berlin Director's House and Objects Journal is published.

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Individual evidence

  1. Patrick Schirmer Sastre: An art center is being built in the mint's director's house: there is always something in between. In: Berliner Zeitung , October 6, 2010
  2. Anna Pataczek: Board sky and moss floor. New art location: graphic artists, designers and glassblowers enliven the former Berlin mint in Mitte. In: Der Tagesspiegel , June 15, 2010
  3. ^ Andreas Hartmann: Berlin Music Week: A lioness in the director's house: Katja Lucker. In: Der Tagesspiegel , September 3, 2013

Coordinates: 52 ° 30 ′ 54.5 "  N , 13 ° 24 ′ 36.1"  E