Fabrik (Hamburg)
The Fabrik (English: "Factory") is a
.It occupies a former machine parts factory in Ottensen, in the Altona district. The building dates from the Gründerzeit (around 1840),[1] and consists of a large, nave-like central hall with wooden girders, overlooked by running galleries on the two upper floors. An old crane still hangs over the entrance as a memorial to the building's industrial past.
The Fabrik was founded in 1971 by the painter Horst Dietrich and the architect Friedhelm Zeuner. Dietrich, who died in 2014, was the director until 2012.
Today the Fabrik hosts activities for young people, together with teaching events, lectures, debates, exhibitions, theatre productions and concerts. Many prominent musicians have played there, including
]The Fabrik is funded partly by its own takings and partly by the city of Hamburg.
External links
Notes
- ^ Unbezahlte Brötchen Der Spiegel, 5 February 1973. (in German)
- ^ "FABRIK-Gründer Horst Dietrich im Alter von 79 Jahren gestorben" (in German). altona.info. Retrieved 30 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ »Kultur als Motor der Stadtentwicklung« Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. (in German)
- ^ Fabrik Hamburg Web. (in German)
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