Suitcase factory

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Inner courtyard of the case factory (2009)
Al Di Meola at a concert in the suitcase factory (2012)

The suitcase factory is a private cultural center in Fürth .

The suitcase factory has been located in a former factory building on Langen Strasse in Fürth since 1994. The building was built in the middle of the 19th century and is one of the last remaining industrial structures on the city ​​limits to Nuremberg .

At first, mirrors were made on the site, as in many other factories and home businesses in the city. At the beginning of the 20th century, the production of suitcases began. The production of all kinds of suitcases by the Bermas company was discontinued in the 1980s.

A real estate agent bought the area as a speculative property. It was initially intended to offer the craftsmen, artists, a pub and a gallery a temporary home.

The suitcase factory houses a pub, a beer garden, a gallery and four open stages. First and foremost, in-house productions, local bands and projects have space there, but international concerts also take place. The musical offer includes jazz, classical, blues and rock. In addition to local bands, national and international artists such as Al Di Meola , Ginger Baker , Scott Henderson , Steve Gibbons , The Shanes , Chris Kramer , Ray Wilson , Jan Akkerman and Thomas Leeb also regularly perform there . The other cultural offerings include poetry slams , cabaret, theater performances and poetry readings. Self-produced theater performances and literary readings take place there on a regular basis, as well as appearances by well-known writers such as Harry Rowohlt and cabaret artists such as Matthias Egersdörfer . The pub quiz with Kevin Dardis has developed into a visitor magnet in recent years, so there are regular waiting lists.

Quotes

"The suitcase factory has the charm of subculture without the filth and rubbish you know from these shops."

- Boris Braun : Gastronomy in MUSTARD

"We supposedly belong to the so-called subculture, but we don't commit ourselves."

- Udo Martin : Statement from the operator to Fürth senior citizens during a guided tour on February 13, 2010

"I love this shop."

- Ray Wilson

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Monika Meyer: Gastro critics add their MUSTARD. In: Hilpoltsteiner Kurier (donaukurier.de). Georg Schäff, March 19, 2010, accessed April 17, 2010 .
  2. ↑ A world champion on the subculture stage , Fürther Nachrichten on November 27, 2012
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g A place of culture with charm. The suitcase factory has existed for two decades . In: Bruno Schnell (Ed.): Nürnberger Nachrichten . No. 94 . Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH, Nuremberg April 24, 2014, Culture, p. 7 , col. 2-3 .
  4. ↑ Sabine Rempe: Thomas Leeb: A man like a whole band . In: Fürther Nachrichten of August 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Matthias Egersdörfer about the suitcase factory
  6. ↑ The winter season has begun . Soothing crocheting lessons, worrying closure plans: Quotes from 2010. In: Bruno Schnell (Ed.): Fürther Nachrichten . No. 299 . Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH, Nuremberg December 27, 2010, The Fürth Cultural Year 2010, p. 2 / HFN , Sp. 1-2 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 5.7 ″  N , 11 ° 0 ′ 27.1 ″  E