Kulturschock Zelle, Autonomous youth center in Reutlingen, Germany.

Kulturschock Zelle is a self-managed cultural center on Albstraße in Reutlingen that hosts concerts, exhibitions, and workshops. The building functions as an open meeting space with a performance area, bar, and sections for artistic activities.

The Kulturschock Zelle association was founded in 1968 and ran the Galerie Zelle in the former Samen-Sprandel warehouse at the corner of Karlsstraße and Unter den Linden. At the opening on 6 July 1968, the Brötzmann Trio played at the vernissage. In the course of the student movement the anti-gallery became a cultural center. When the quarter was demolished in 1983 for the new main post office and a bank building, the Zelle moved into a former paint shop on Obere Wässere; since 1996 it has occupied a hall-like building on the Echazinsel at Albstraße.

The name comes from the Galerie Zelle founded in 1968, which became an "anti-gallery" during the student movement and then a cultural center. The venue has hosted concerts by Feine Sahne Fischfilet and the Beatsteaks. Its self-managed structure means members decide the program of lectures, workshops, art actions, parties and concerts.

The Zelle sits in a hall-like building on Albstraße beside a through road, on the Echazinsel. Since 1996 the city has held a ten-year lease with a rent subsidy, and a 2014 compromise with the state court means a full liquor licence is only sought for events with entry above five euros. Check the programme before travelling, as opening depends on events.

The center takes a visible stand against far-right extremism and organizes regular demonstrations and campaigns about this issue. This clear political stance is a central part of what defines the place.