Compressed air (cultural center)

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Compressed air
logo
legal form registered association
founding 1979
Seat Oberhausen ( ⊙ coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 21.8 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 47.5 ″  E )
motto Cultural area
main emphasis Cultural center
youth center
owner Compressed air eV Association for the promotion of independent youth organizations
Website www.drucklufthaus.de
View of the outside area of ​​the café

The compressed air (also called compressed air house ) is an alternative youth and cultural center in Oberhausen .

description

The compressed air is located on the property at Am Förderturm 27 near the main train station , right next to a disused Concordia mine shaft .

The Oberhausen band "The Landlords" at the Garage Craze Festival 2008

The youth and culture center houses a café, a beer garden, several stages and event rooms, workshops and group rooms. First and foremost, local bands and socio-cultural projects have space there, but international concerts are also held.

Although it is independent, it is partly funded with public funds. Certain projects are financially supported. Promotional prizes were also awarded to the compressed air. For example, it won the “Kruft Culture Prize”, which WAZ readers voted on. For 2009 the compressed air was nominated again. In June 2009, the district government decided to support the renovation of the center with 1.67 million euros at an application from the city of Oberhausen, which it had submitted as part of the Social City and Economic Stimulus Package II program . In the period that followed, "provisional" facilities such as sanitary facilities were set up and the outdoor area expanded, for example.

The audience of the compressed air is not limited to certain scenes , but the house is considered a "contact point" for the political left . Nearby was the “Plan B” car park .

history

Compressed air has existed as a youth and cultural center since 1979. A group of around 40 people started the project at that time in order to realize their interests. After being used by Babcock , the site stood empty for several years. The city of Oberhausen handed it over to the compressed air eV, which has been managing the compressed air since then.

Web links

Commons : Compressed air  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jessica Buschmann: The tripod holds the shaft. WAZ , October 22, 2009, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Stefanie Jäger: Three chords in ten years Six strings are way too many. WAZ, August 1, 2007, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Zlatan Alihodzic: Fine rib rhythm. WAZ, October 3, 2007, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Felix Möser: Delicious. Electronic delicacies. WAZ, archived from the original on April 7, 2016 ; accessed on January 23, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Unity on the invention of the future. WAZ, June 8, 2007, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Now it goes lohos. WAZ, October 8, 2007, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Michael Schmitz: Forever young. WAZ, January 25, 2008, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Barbara Hoynacki: youth. The compressed air is polished up. WAZ, October 19, 2009, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Dirk Nordhoff: No riot in sight. WAZ, June 6, 2007, accessed January 23, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Gustav Wentz: Die Linke can sing. WAZ, August 28, 2007, archived from the original on January 20, 2016 ; accessed on January 23, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Jörn-Jakob Surkemper: Oberhausen drives out occupiers. taz , June 10, 2005, accessed January 23, 2017 .