Haus der kulturen der welt berlin

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The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is Germany's national exhibition center for modern non-European art. Art exhibitions, concerts, dance and theater performances and lectures on non-European art are held here. It was originally a conference hall, donated by the United States. The building was designed in 1957 by Hugh Stubbins Jr. (a student of Walter Gropius) as part of the Interbau exhibition. John F. Kennedy spoke here during his visit to West Berlin in 1963. The building is called "die schwangere Auster" (the pregnant oyster).

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Opening hours

Exhibitions:
Monday, Wednesday: 12-19h
Closed on Tuesday
Thursday: 12-22h
Friday, Sat and Sun: 12-19pm

Admission

05.-27.7.2019
Water Music: Black Atlantic Revisited
Evening tickets (2 concerts & film each): 18 € / 14 € to 24 € / 20 €
Festivalpass: 100 €

07/12/2019
Floating alphabet
Admission: 7 € / 4 €

Reduced:
Pupils, students, retirees, the unemployed and ALG II recipients, persons with severe disabilities and recipients are eligible for reduction according to the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.
Members of the Circle of Friends also receive discounted tickets upon presentation of the ID card.
On the day of the event, Berlin-Pass holders and refugees will receive tickets for 3 euros, subject to availability.
Reductions for Kids & Teens offer children of unemployed and ALG II recipients, of severely handicapped persons and recipients according to the Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz, of berlinpass holders and refugees.

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Location & Map

John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, Berlin

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This highly respected cultural centre showcases contemporary non-European art, music, dance, literature, films and theatre, and also serves as a discussion forum on zeitgeist-reflecting issues. The gravity-defying parabolic roof of Hugh Stubbins’ extravagant building, designed as the American contribution to a 1957 architectural exhibition, is echoed by Henry Moore’s sculpture Butterfly in the reflecting pool.

Computerised chime concerts ring out at noon and 6pm daily from the nearby 68-bell carillon, and live concerts take place on Sunday at 3pm from May to September (also at 2pm in December).

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"The Pregnant Oyster"

Built in 1957 as the American pavilion for the International Exhibition of Construction and Design, the building fondly known by Berliners as the "pregnant oyster" (because of its curiously-shaped roof) is today home to the House of World Cultures. The building was used as a congress center for many years, yet when the roof collapsed in 1980, its future was more than uncertain. Eventually, however, it was rebuilt for Berlin's 750th anniversary celebrations and today serves as a center for ethnic art and culture with regular exhibitions, concerts, congresses and theatre performances. In late January, many Transmediale festival events take place here.

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"The Pregnant Oyster"

Built in 1957 as the American pavilion for the International Exhibition of Construction and Design, the building fondly known by Berliners as the "pregnant oyster" (because of its curiously-shaped roof) is today home to the House of World Cultures. The building was used as a congress center for many years, yet when the roof collapsed in 1980, its future was more than uncertain. Eventually, however, it was rebuilt for Berlin's 750th anniversary celebrations and today serves as a center for ethnic art and culture with regular exhibitions, concerts, congresses and theatre performances. In late January, many Transmediale festival events take place here.

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