Arts Centre sights in Berlin
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Kunsthaus Tacheles
The ‘Sistine Chapel of Graffiti’, the Tacheles may look scary-ass but it is actually a beloved-as-a-puppy-dog collective art and culture space born during the heady post-reunification days. Inside you’ll find a warren of studios, galleries, a cinema and a cafe-bar. In summer quaff a cold one among the surreal installations in the backyard beer garden. Alas, its future is uncertain and it may soon fall victim to development. Stay tuned.
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Künstlerhaus Bethanien
This beautiful 1847 building by three Schinkel students was originally a hospital where writer and poet Theodor Fontane briefly worked as a pharmacist in 1848–49. Closed in 1970, the hospital was saved from demolition by a coalition of squatters and preservationists and has since been an artistic sanctuary and creative laboratory for emerging artists from around the globe, with 25 studios and three exhibition spaces. Exhibits offer a rare chance to see cutting-edge work in its natural habitat, so to speak. For more potential art-world stars of tomorrow, also swing by Kunstraum, a community gallery and art forum on the ground floor, which puts on six shows annually and a…
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Haus am Wannsee
Get in on the latest hotshots on the Berlin art scene at this ivy-covered villa that’s been teetering on the cultural edge since 1946. Art here is not limited to paintings but also includes sculpture, media art, fashion, furniture and architecture. Staff also rent an audioguide (€5, in German only) for a 90-minute bicycle tour (bicycle rental €5) of nearby houses built by such famous architects as Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Muthesius.
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Kunst-Werke Berlin
The Scheunenviertel's most charismatic side reveals itself in the village-like labyrinth of lanes off Oranienburger Strasse. Embark on an aimless wander and you'll find a 19th-century ballroom or a bleeding-edge gallery such as Kunst-Werke Berlin.
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Hansa Studios & Meistersaal
David Bowie, Depeche Mode and U2 are among the megastars who have made key albums in the acoustically supreme Meistersaal at Hansa Studios, Berlin’s answer to London’s Abbey Road. Fritz Music Tours (3087 5633; www.musictours-berlin.com) offers guided tours.
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