Amerlinghaus, Cultural center in Neubau district, Vienna, Austria.
The Amerlinghaus is a self-managed cultural centre in the former home of painter Friedrich von Amerling in Vienna's Neubau district. The pale grey, two-storey building with a reddish-brown pitched roof has six tall windows on the upper floor and five below, with a round-arched doorway at the centre and a red banner reading "Amerlinghaus" on the right side.
The building was erected around 1700 and was known as Zu den drei Herzen. The painter Friedrich von Amerling was born there in 1803, and it later took his name. In summer 1975 residents occupied the vacant, dilapidated house to prevent its demolition; after renovation it was handed to the Kulturzentrum Spittelberg association on 1 April 1978.
The house was long called Zu den drei Herzen before taking the name of the painter Friedrich von Amerling, born here in 1803. Since 1978 the self-administered Kulturzentrum Spittelberg has run it, and Die Grünen party was founded in its Monday and Thursday discussion rounds.
The venue is within walking distance of the MuseumsQuartier and welcomes various interest groups including language learners and art workshop participants. It helps to check the current event schedule and opening hours before planning a visit.
The Amerlinghaus was occupied in summer 1975 by local residents to prevent its demolition, along with other listed Biedermeier houses in the district. After negotiations with the city council, the renovated building was handed over on 1 April 1978 to the association Kulturzentrum Spittelberg, founded for that purpose.
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