Gasteig is a
cultural center
A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run.
Asia
* Cen ...
in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
, opened in 1985, which hosts the
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
The Munich Philharmonic (german: Münchner Philharmoniker, links=no) is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's four principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Rad ...
. The
Richard Strauss Conservatory, the
Volkshochschule
Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule; ...
, and the municipal library are all located in the Gasteig. Most of the events of the
Filmfest München
The Munich International Film Festival (german: Filmfest München) is the largest summer film festival in Germany and second only in size and importance to the Berlinale. It has been held annually since 1983 and takes place in late-June/earl ...
, and many of the events of the
Munich Biennale
The Munich Biennale (german: Münchener Biennale) is a contemporary opera and music theatre festival in the city of Munich. The full German name is ''Internationales Festival für neues Musiktheater'', literally: International Festival for New Musi ...
take place here.
The Gasteig is planned to be restored until 2027. A provisional house for many of its functions is
Gasteig HP8.
Halls and seats
* Philharmonie, 2,387 seats, with a
Klais Organ
* Carl-Orff-Saal, 528–598 seats
* Black Box, 120–225 seats
* Kleiner Konzertsaal (small concert hall), 191 seats
The Philharmonic Hall, opening like a great wood-panelled seashell, has an intimate atmosphere but poor acoustic qualities. The smaller hall "Kleiner Konzertsaal" offers slightly better acoustics for
chamber music. The Gasteig comprises the Carl Orff Hall with a stage for drama, the Richard Strauss Conservatory, the Black Box studio theatre, the Münchner Volkshochschule (Adult Education Centre) for further education, various cafés and shops, e.g. the 'Pappnase' (cardboard nose) offering a selection of dramatic requisites, and the central branch of the Municipal Library with its extensive stock of books and periodicals.
When famed conductor
Leonard Bernstein was asked on his opinion of the hall, he remarked, "Burn it."
Controversy over Munich's new planned hall
History of the site
The estate behind the Gasteig was until its demolition in 1979 the location of the Bürgerbräukeller, stage for the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch and the 1939 Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
assassination attempt by Georg Elser.
A showcase visible from outside of the Gasteig commemorates Elser's history.
Gallery
File:Gasteig Glashalle Eingang.jpg, Main entrance of the Gasteig
File:Gasteig_Philharmonie.jpg, The interior of the Philharmonie
File:Gasteig_Foyer2.jpg, The Main Foyer
File:Gasteig_Black_Box_3.jpg, The Black Box studio theatre
File:Gasteig_Bereich_vor_dem_Carl_Orff_Saal.JPG, Concertgoers in front of the Carl-Orff-Saal
File:Gasteig_Eingang_Stadtbibliothek.jpg, The Municipal Library
File:Gasteig Munich at Dusk, July 2018.jpg, Exterior at dusk
References
External links
Gasteig
website (in German)
Culture in Munich
Music venues in Germany
Tourist attractions in Munich
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