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Kultfabrik abriss11/11/2022 Tabačka filled the missing cultural space in Košice, and it gained deserved popularity among people of every age, from every part of Slovakia, and even neighbouring countries. A place for meeting people, sharing knowledge and realizing ideas." says the founder of Tabačka Kultfabrik, Peter Radkoff. One could ask, why Košice? " Our intention is to build a public space that is a cultural center for all. But for Košice, with its only 230 000 inhabitants, and very few active artists, it was something brand-new and unique. The concept of turning the abandoned buildings into clubs or galleries became super popular in former East Berlin, an artistic hotspot of Europe, and slowly moved to other post-communist countries. This hadn’t changed until 2009 when Tabačka was re-opened and turned into an independent cultural centre, and despite the reconstruction, Tabačka Kultfabrik still keeps its industrial features. Later it served as a school for a short period of time, but the space of 2 500 square meters ended up abandoned. Later on, the demand for tobacco decreased, since other factories were opened, and after some governmental changes, the factory finally closed its gates. People of Košice always knew this place as Tabačka because, in the 19th century, it used to be a tobacco factory. Review © 2001 Christopher Larmour & Damien Fournier, Groovy Munich Page created: 1.Nov.Photo © Credits to facebook/tabackafanpage The story of Tabačka Kultfabrik We recommend you watch (or better yet forget completely) your leather jackets.Ĭlick for a List of Clubs at the Kultfabrik A place of debauchery like we all enjoy from time to time. Kultfabrik is not a Schicki-Micki, posh place. You do not need to wear your most expensive clothes and it’s probably sensible not to bother too much. Kicking the closed door and shouting “Open up du Arsch!” (roughly translates to “open up you asshole!”) is not such a good idea our Australian friend Mark tried it once. You can sometimes try to discuss the merits of your case with them, but they are not open to your rational and well reasoned arguments most of the time (with a couple of exceptions who are friends of ours). Remember, do not drink and drive though, German policemen are everything but understanding.Īll the bars and clubs in Kultfabrik have bouncers at the entrance as a rule, although it can be lax in the early evening. There are also gazillions of parking places in Kultfabrik if you come by car. It’s like they are all draining into the same sewer. If you go there by S-Bahn or U-Bahn, just follow the crowd. Kultfabrik is located right next door to the Ostbahnhof. It is a multiple choice place and the questions aren’t difficult to answer. If you do not like techno but prefer groove or Latin or house or punk or metal music, there is a place for you. If one place is full, you can go 10 feet to the next. If you get bored at one place, you can always go to the next. There are something like 30-40 bars and clubs packed into this small area - being precise is difficult, because the line-up changes almost weekly as new bars open. Kultfabrik is great because everything is concentrated. Because of the industrial background, the whole zone is somewhat depressing and run-down looking during the day, but by night they switch on huge projectors, laser beams, neon signs and it is chocked with tens of thousands of people looking for their version of a good time. Nowadays this huge party zone contains a multitude of different bars and night clubs, each of them offering a musical or stylistic niche. I think they did pretty well in that respect. Once the factory was closed and rusting, some clever Germans decided to turn it into Munich’s most popular night spot, combining the usual drinking and dancing with lots of other things roughly connected with art and music and fun. Kultfabrik used to be a noodle factory, but has developed into a maze of bars, clubs, skate parks, cinemas, games halls, climbing walls, flea markets and concert halls following the demise of a similar zone at Reim, the old Munich airport. Kultfabrik (formerly known as Kunstpark Ost) claims to be the largest party zone in Europe.
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