Czech Center Berlin
The Czech Center Berlin (Czech České centrum v Berlíně ) is one of the three cultural institutes of the Czech Republic in the Federal Republic of Germany , along with the Czech Center Munich and another one based in Düsseldorf . The three centers not only present Czech culture, they present the Czech Republic and seek dialogue with the German public and the media. The cultural institute has been located in the building of the embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin , Wilhelmstrasse 44 , since summer 2012. The cultural institute has been active in Berlin since 1955 under changing names.
activity
The cultural institute in Berlin participates in joint programs of all Czech centers . It organizes its own events, cooperates with cultural institutions in Germany and supports exchange projects.
The Czech Center Berlin is also active outside the German capital in Brandenburg, Hesse, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig-Holstein and Saarland. It is a founding member of the EUNIC .
building
The building, made of granite-clad concrete and brown-tinted glass in the brutalist style, was built in the brutalist style at the end of the 1970s under the direction of the architect couple Věra and Vladimír Machonin. When the building was being planned, there was a large open area at Wilhelmstrasse / the corner of Mohrenstrasse that was undeveloped towards West Berlin. The Czechoslovak embassy was designed as a large, free-standing single building of immense width and height, which should have a dominant effect in the room.
Web links
- Official website of the Czech Center Berlin
- Czech Center Berlin blogs