Kunsthaus Tacheles is by far the most awesome place in Berlin. It is a Art cooperative, situated in a condemned building in one of the more ‘alternative’ parts of former soviet Berlin.
The Tacheles building was one of the first “department stores”. Built in 1908 it has seen many owners and usages (including a short period of nazi occupation), but it was heavily damaged in WWII and was slated to be demolished with portions removed in 1980. The remaining structure was scheduled for demolition in 1990. Just before this could occur however a group called Künstlerinitative Tacheles worked to have the building listed as a historical site, and succeeded.
Today the Tacheles houses interesting and confronting independent artists, studios, cool clubs and bars and some very strange characters. They are continually fighting redevelopment and I believe that everyone should experience this magical place before bureaucracy gets its dirty hands on it.
this looks beautiful simi.
May 17th, 2009 at 4:30 pmi’m super jealous.
awesome!!!!!!!
May 18th, 2009 at 6:51 pm