Kulturzentrum Pelmke, Cultural center in Wehringhausen district, Hagen, Germany.
Kulturzentrum Pelmke occupies the former Pelmkeschule, a Catholic elementary school building in the Wehringhausen district, next to St. Michael's church. Inside are an event hall, a pub, a cinema café, the Babylon arthouse cinema, a body-work room, a seminar room, a workshop and a photo lab.
The building was erected as the Pelmkeschule, a Catholic Volksschule that shared its schoolyard with the neighbouring Gemeinschaftsvolksschule. When a new Gesamtschule was built, the old building was vacated in 1986. In that year culturally and politically left-motivated residents of Wehringhausen founded the centre, which opened in March 1987; its supporting association now has around 100 members.
The house takes its name from the former Pelmkeschule, the Catholic elementary school once housed here; pop singer Nena, born Gabriele Susanne Kerner, was a pupil. Today the ground-floor café is an everyday pub and meeting point for the local scene, and the monthly radio show Pelmke Radiowahn reports news from Wehringhausen every first Monday.
The center is accessible through the official website, where ticket reservations are available and current information about events is provided. Visitors can also contact the venue by phone or email for questions or additional details.
The building was the Pelmkeschule, a Catholic primary school that shared its schoolyard with the neighbouring Gemeinschaftsvolksschule; pop singer Nena, born Gabriele Susanne Kerner, was a pupil here before finding fame from 1983. The old building was vacated in 1986 because of a new comprehensive school.
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