ACUD, Cultural center and movie theater in Veteranenstrasse, Mitte, Germany.
ACUD is a cultural center in Mitte featuring two cinema rooms, an art gallery, studios, a concert space, and a café across multiple floors. The venue hosts a range of programs from exhibitions to film screenings and live performances.
The ACUD grew out of a gallery of the same name founded in 1990 in two apartments at Rykestrasse 13 in Prenzlauer Berg. In 1991 the association chose one of 50 vacant houses offered by the WBM housing company and the Mitte district office, settling at Veteranenstrasse 21. After lengthy renovation, the courtyard venues reopened in 2004 and the front building in September 2006.
The space supports artistic expression through exhibitions, independent film screenings, and events that showcase diverse perspectives and voices. Visitors experience a program deliberately focused on the interests of artists who have fewer opportunities in mainstream venues.
The building at Veteranenstraße 21 is entered through a recessed arched doorway under the blue facade; the courtyard behind holds Kino 1, the club and the gallery, while Kino 2, the theatre and the Kantina are in the front building. The house is in Berlin-Mitte, a short walk from Rosenthaler Platz.
The building at Veteranenstraße 21 was "aryanized" under the Nazis, and negotiations with the heirs of the former Jewish owners over that seizure preceded its purchase by the ACUD association, supported by the foundation Umverteilen! für eine solidarische Welt. The house also appears in Lutz Seiler's novel "Stern 111", where the narrator's alter ego meets his youthful crush Effi.
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